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Cover; EXAMINING CRITICAL PERSPECTIVES ON HUMAN RIGHTS; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; NOTES ON CONTRIBUTORS; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; PART 1: Introduction????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; 1: Examining critical perspectives on human rights: an introduction; From political considerations to grand principles; A lost Utopia: the crisis of human rights; Professor Kennedy's criticisms of the human rights movement; Domestic human rights perspectives; International human rights law perspectives; Theoretical perspectives on human rights; An opportunity for reflection. |
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2: The international human rights regime: still part of the problem?Idealism and the problems of idolatry; Pragmatism and the perils of humanist violence; So, what can be done?; PART II: Domestic human rights perspectives?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????; 3: What is the point of human rights law?; Introduction; Laws against torture; A cry for help; 'Paying lip-service' to principle; A cry of pain; A licence to torture; Rendition and torture; Conclusion. |
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4: If you cannot change the rules of the game, adapt to them: United Kingdom responses to the restrictions set by Article 3 ECHR on 'national security' deportationsIntroduction; The Chahal principle; Initial executive and legislative responses; 9/11: ATCSA detention without trial and PTA control orders; The litigation option; The legislative option; The compliance option (deportation with assurances); The non-compliance option; Conclusions; Appendix; 5: The right to security -- securing rights or securitising rights?; Introduction; Defining the right to security. |
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Express legal provisions on the right to personal securityLegal interpretations of the express right to personal security; Rhetorical expressions of the right to security; Is security a basic right?; Securitising rights; Conclusion; 6: Of fortresses and caltrops: national security and competing models of rights protection; Introduction; Human rights in the United States and the United Kingdom: an uneasy constitutional fit; United States experience: the 'fortress' model of rights protection; United Kingdom experience: the 'caltrop' model of rights protection; Conclusion. |
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PART III: International human rights law perspectives???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????7: The rule of law and the role of human rights in contemporary international law; Introduction; Law and rule of law; An international rule of law?; Human rights and international rule of law; The political-legal divide and the rule of law; The rule of law, human rights and international peace and security; Conclusion. |
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8: The construction of the constitutional essentials of democratic politics by the European Court of Human Rights following Sejdic and Finci. |
| Summary |
This collection evaluates the crisis of confidence in human rights which underpins understandings of just decision making and liberal democracy. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
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Human rights.
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Human rights. |
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Human rights -- Great Britain.
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Great Britain. |
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Electronic books.
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Human rights. |
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Katselli, Elena.
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Murray, Colin.
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Pedersen, Ole W.
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Print version: Dickinson, Rob. Examining Critical Perspectives on Human Rights. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, ©2012 9781107006935 |
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9781139232074 |
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113923207X |
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9781280485619 |
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1280485612 |
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9781139233613 (electronic book) |
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1139233610 (electronic book) |
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9781139026291 (electronic book) |
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1139026291 (electronic book) |
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9781107006935 |
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1107006937 |
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9781139230629 |
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