Human Rights

Issues that mix science and politics present some of today's most daunting ethical questions. Did China violate the human rights of prisoners in 20...

When discussing exploitation in workplaces, governments typically deploy a rhetoric of personal responsibility: they place attention on employers w...

On February 15, 2003, millions of people around the world demonstrated against the war that the United States, the United Kingdom, and their allies...

Public school classrooms around the world have the power to shape and transform youth culture and identity. In this book, Mneesha Gellman examines ...

The unmarked mass graves left by war and acts of terror are lasting traces of violence in communities traumatized by fear, conflict, and unfinished...

A deep dive into the mechanics of national human rights institutions and the forces that make or break their success. In the years since World War ...

Sexuality, gender, gender identity, and gender expression are fluid constructs, and the ways in which identity development intersects with organiza...

Shows the maddening difficulties that voter ID requirements create for participants in US democracy and offers concrete solutions for every persons...

This volume considers the most appropriate criminal jurisdiction to prosecute aggravated sex trafficking of the kind associated with northern Alban...

A human rights lawyer travels to hot zones around the globe, before and after the September 11 attacks, to document abuses committed by warlords, t...

The law is a well-known tool in fighting gender inequality, but which laws actually advance womens rights? This book unpacks the complex nuances be...

This book offers a unique Australian perspective on the global crisis in refugee protection.Using performance as both an object and a lens, this vo...

'Utterly brilliant' Helena Kennedy'A brilliant expose' Roger McNameeNo longer an uncertain technology of the distant future, artificial intelligenc...

An analysis of how artists, filmmakers and affected citizens in Mexico attempted to navigate, articulate and contend with the unparalleled escalati...

This open access book intends to contribute to the debate on migrant labour exploitation by exploring the extent to which the EU and the European c...

While social work theory tends to emphasise helping individuals and challenging social injustice, the reality of practice is characterised by chall...

While social work theory tends to emphasise helping individuals and challenging social injustice, the reality of practice is characterised by chall...

This volume brings together a selection of the most important published research articles from the ongoing debate about the moral rights of prisone...

This book is a philosophical analysis of the ethical treatment of refugees and stateless people, a group of people who, though extremely important ...

This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-produced harm. It addresses...

This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-produced harm. It addresses...

The concept of human rights is often deployed by states in defence of various policies, as well by those resisting the impact of those same policie...

Embracing hospitality and inclusion in Abrahamic traditions One of the signal moments in the narrative of the biblical Abraham is his insistent and...

Bread from Stones, a highly anticipated book from historian Keith David Watenpaugh, breaks new ground in analyzing the theory and practice of moder...