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First edition. |
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1 online resource |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Intro; COLLAPSE OF THE GLOBALORDER ON DRUGS; Contents; Abbreviations; About the Editors; About the Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgements; Introduction; The Clash of Values: 'Drug-free World' versus Human Rights; Quibbling over Indicators: Producing the Evidence Base; Drugs as Medicine or Menace: Palliative Care and Cannabis; Defending the Status Quo: Cost and Benefits; Radical Reformers: Latin America; Moderate Reformers: Europe; The United States: Giant without Compass; Caught in the Process: West Africa; The Evaporation of the Moral Authority of the Drug Control System |
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The Collapse of the Global OrderMoving Forward; References; Chapter 1: The 2016 UNGASS on Drugs: A Catalyst for the Drug Policy Reform Movement; The History of Civil Society Engagement on Drug Policy at the UN Leading up to UNGASS 2016; Civil Society Engagement in Vienna from the Early 1990s; The 1998 UNGASS: A Crucial Starting Point for Broader Civil Society Mobilisation; The 'Dear Bobby' Letter and Ever-increasing Civil Society Engagement; The Beyond 2008 Initiative; Preparations for the 2016 UNGASS; Early UNGASS Preparations in Spring 2013 |
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UN Mission and Agency Engagement at New York HeadquartersThe Creation of the UN System Task Force on Transnational Organised Crime and Drug Trafficking; Civil Society Engagement in New York and Vienna: A Tale of Two Cities; Early Roadblocks, Challenges and Successes; The Civil Society Task Force; The Work of the CSTF: Challenges and Opportunities; Momentum for Reform; The 2016 UNGASS -- Highlights, Challenges, Impact of Civil Society and Lessons Learned; The Impact of 'Reform' Messages in the Debate and the Tense Disagreement Between Member States on Key Issues; Gains and Lessons Learned |
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The Way Forward to 2019 and BeyondReferences; Chapter 2: The Death Penalty for Drug Offences: Pulling Back the Curtain to Expose a Flawed Regime; The Death Penalty for Drug Offences in International Law; The Influence of International Drug Control Law on the Growth of the Death Penalty; The Death Penalty for Drug Offences in Practice; The Death Penalty for Drugs in the Context of Broader Human Rights Violations; Pulling Back the Curtain: Broader Implications for the Drug Control Regime and 2019; References; Chapter 3: Measuring the 'World Drug Problem': 2019 and Beyond; Introduction |
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The ARQ: Triple TroubleIndicators and the Outcome Document: Limited Progress, but some Opportunities; Discussion of Metrics Since the UNGASS: Increasing Attention on ARQ Revision; Reviewing the ARQ: An Opportunity to Increase Synergies with the Outcome Document; Human Rights; Gender; Additional UNGASS-related Data Collection; Reviewing the Scope of the New Thematic Areas; Conclusion; References; Chapter 4: Improving Access to Internationally Controlled Essential Medicines in the Post-UNGASS, Agenda 2030 Framework |
| Summary |
The 2016 UNGASS on drug policy resulted in an Outcome Document detailing profound differences of opinion and practice between different states polarising public health and human rights themes. This book examines the different positions, the underlying problems, and the options open for the next international gathering on drugs. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
United Nations. General Assembly. Special Session (2016 : New York, N.Y.)
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United Nations. General Assembly. Special Session. |
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Drug control.
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Drug control. |
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Drug control -- International cooperation.
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Drug control -- International cooperation. |
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Drug abuse.
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Drug abuse. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Klein, Axel, 1961- editor.
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Stothard, Blaine, 1945- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1787564886 9781787564886 (OCoLC)1034570925 |
| ISBN |
9781787564879 (electronic book) |
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1787564878 (electronic book) |
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9781787564886 |
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1787564886 |
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9781787564893 Electronic book (EPUB format) |
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1787564894 |
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