Library
Free Human Rights Books, Publications, Textbooks and etc.
How do I download files?
Click “download”. A new window will open containing the text “download file”. Wait a few seconds and the file will be ready for downloading. Good Luck!
To Save Her Life: Disappearance, Deliverance, and the United States in Guatemala (Download)
University of California Press | 2007 | ISBN: 0520252454 | Pages: 328 | PDF | 1.09 MB
Part human rights drama, part political thriller, part love story, this riveting narrative chronicles the disappearance of one woman as it tells the larger story of the past fifty years of violence and struggle for social justice and democracy, and U.S. intervention in Guatemala.
“Human Rights and Migrant Domestic Work” by Maria Deanna P. Santos (Download)
Publisher: Martinus Nijhoff Pub | 2005-07-01 | ISBN 9004145273 | PDF | 260 pages | 1.1 MB
On a general level, this research project concerns ways in which the domestic and international laws relating to the situation of migrant domestic workers (MDWs) are shaped by broader socio-political and economic factors.
Peace: A History of Movements and Ideas (Download)
Cambridge University Press | 392 pages | 2008 | ISBN: 0521854024 | PDF | 1.4 mb
Veteran scholar and peace activist David Cortright offers a definitive history of the human striving for peace and an analysis of its religious and intellectual roots. This authoritative, balanced, and highly readable volume traces the rise of peace advocacy and internationalism from their origins in earlier centuries through the mass movements of recent decades: the pacifist campaigns of the 1930s, the Vietnam antiwar movement, and the waves of disarmament activism that peaked in the 1980s.
Globalization of Human Rights (Download)
Publisher: United Nations University Press | ISBN: 9280810804 | edition 2003 | PDF | 200 pages | 1,6 mb
Publisher: United Nations University Press | ISBN: 9280810804 | edition 2003 | PDF | 200 pages | 1,6 mb
The Globalization of Human Rights addresses a set of questions focusing on the justice at the national, regional, and international levels. The examination of these questions is conducted through analysis of rights, both civil and political, and economic and social. Any search for justice is based upon identifying values, including relationships with others that are eventually institutionalized as rights. Such rights become the basis upon which claims are made, as well as the horizon of justice to which society and institutions try to conform. This volume maps out the requirements of justice for all mankind, providing normative guidelines as well as goals.
“Illegal People: How Globalization Creates Migration and Criminalizes Immigrants” by David Bacon (Download) Beacon Press | 2008-09-17 | ISBN: 0807042269 | 261 pages | PDF | 1,4 MB
For two decades veteran photojournalist David Bacon has documented the connections between labor, migration, and the global economy. In Illegal People Bacon explores the human side of globalization, exposing the many ways it uproots people in Latin America and Asia, driving them to migrate. At the same time, U.S. immigration policy makes the labor of those displaced people a crime in the United States. Illegal People explains why our national policy produces even more displacement, more migration, more immigration raids, and a more divided, polarized society.
“Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations” by Robert F. Gorman, (Download) The Scarecrow Press, Inc. | 2007-03-28 | ISBN: 0810855488 | 488 pages | PDF | 3,3 MB
A unique one-stop source for vital information on the background and history of human rights theory and practice in the international arena, the “Historical Dictionary of Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations” provides extensive background on the creation and ideals of these important organizations.
“The Security Council and the Protection of Human Rights (International Studies in Human Rights)” by B. Ramcharan, (Download)
Publisher: Springer | 2002-07-17 | ISBN: 9041118780 | 392 pages | PDF | 16.07 MB
Publisher: Springer | 2002-07-17 | ISBN: 9041118780 | 392 pages | PDF | 16.07 MB
The human rights idea is shaping the contemporary world. At long last, human rights are being given the prominence they deserve by the organs of the international community dealing with questions of peace and security as well as with development. How is the Security Council dealing with human rights imperatives? What does it see as the place of human rights in conflict prevention, peacemaking, peacekeeping and peacebuilding? How does it address the quest for justice in the face of gross violations of human rights?
Who Believes in Human Rights?: Reflections on the European Convention (Law in Context) (Download)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521683076 | edition 2006 | PDF | 338 pages | 1,66 mb
Publisher: Cambridge University Press | ISBN: 0521683076 | edition 2006 | PDF | 338 pages | 1,66 mb
Many people believe passionately in human rights. Others - Bentham, Marx, cultural relativists and some feminists amongst them - dismiss the concept of human rights as practically and conceptually inadequate. This book reviews these classical critiques and shows how their insights are reflected in the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.
“Juvenile Law Violators, Human Rights, and the Development of New Juvenile Justice Systems” by Eric, L. Jensen (Download)
Publisher: Hart Publishing | 2006-10-04 | ISBN 1841136379 | PDF | 500 pages | 2.9 MB
Publisher: Hart Publishing | 2006-10-04 | ISBN 1841136379 | PDF | 500 pages | 2.9 MB
This volume brings together scholars and practitioners specialising in juvenile justice from the US and Europe alongside scholars from Africa and Asia who are working on human rights issues in developing countries or countries in transition.
Changing Corporate America from Inside Out: Lesbian and Gay Workplace Rights (Download)
University of Minnesota Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0816639981 | Pages: 334 | PDF | 2.17 MB
University of Minnesota Press | 2004 | ISBN: 0816639981 | Pages: 334 | PDF | 2.17 MB
Despite the backlash against lesbian and gay rights occurring in cities and states across the country, a growing number of corporations are actually expanding protections and benefits for their gay and lesbian employees. Why this should be, and why some corporations are increasingly open to inclusive policies while others are determinedly not, is what Nicole C. Raeburn seeks to explain in Changing Corporate America from Inside Out.
“Sourcebook on Public Law, 2nd Edition (Sourcebook Series)” by Fenwick & Phill (Download)
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish | 2003-01 | ISBN: 1859416551 | 1150 pages | PDF | 6.25 MB
Publisher: Routledge Cavendish | 2003-01 | ISBN: 1859416551 | 1150 pages | PDF | 6.25 MB
This book draws together a uniquely comprehensive range of sources with the aim of allowing the reader to study the subject in depth, examining constitutional theory, the operation of the constitution and the legal protection for civil rights and liberties in practice. It is of extreme value not only to students at undergraduate and postgraduate level but also to any reader with an interest in public law.
Michael Arnheim “The Handbook of Human Rights: An Accessible Approach for the Workplace” (Download) Kogan Page Business Books | 2004-03 | ISBN: 0749434988 | 320 pages | PDF | 1,3 MB
“The Handbook of Human Rights Law is a wonderful introduction for anybody interested in the subject, particularly as it relates to British domestic law.” Ted Koch, Lawyers Without Borders “His views are somewhat controversial… whether his readers agree or disagree with his views, Arnheim hopes above all that his book will help to demystify the legal profession… Michael Arnheim’s new book explores who has really benefited from human rights laws.”
Oliver De Schutter, “Transnational Corporations and Human Rights” (Download)
Publisher: Hart Publishing | 2006-09-11 | ISBN: 1841136530 | PDF | 440 pages | 1.1 MB
Publisher: Hart Publishing | 2006-09-11 | ISBN: 1841136530 | PDF | 440 pages | 1.1 MB
This volume offers a systematic overview of the different tools through which the human rights accountability of transnational corporations may be improved.
Johannes A. Van Der Ven, Jaco S. Dreyer, Hendrik J. C. Pieterse, “Is There a God of Human Rights? The Complex Relationship Between Human Rights and Religion, a South African…” (Download)
Publisher: Brill Academic | 2005-03 | ISBN 9004142096 | PDF | 644 pages | 1.8 MB
Publisher: Brill Academic | 2005-03 | ISBN 9004142096 | PDF | 644 pages | 1.8 MB
This volume deals with historical, systematic and empirical questions with regard to the complex relationship between human rights and religion. It focuses on the place and function of human rights in democracies in modern society. Moreover it elaborates on the problems which are implied in the complex relationship between human rights and religion from the beginning. Lastly it investigates the positive, negative and ambivalent empirical effects of religious attitudes on human rights attitudes among some youth in South Africa.
Michael B. Likosky. Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights (Download)
Cambridge Univ. Press | 2006 | 052185962X / 9780521859622 | 242 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
Cambridge Univ. Press | 2006 | 052185962X / 9780521859622 | 242 pages | PDF | 5 Mb
From attacks on oil infrastructure in postwar reconstruction Iraq to the laying of gas pipelines in the Amazon rain forest through indigenous community villages, infrastructure projects are sites of intense human rights struggles.
Andrew Clapham, “Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction” (Download)
Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-07-06 | ISBN: 0199205523 | 144 pages | PDF | 7,7 MB
Oxford University Press, USA | 2007-07-06 | ISBN: 0199205523 | 144 pages | PDF | 7,7 MB
Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. Taking an international perspective and focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health and discrimination.
George Denniston, Frederick Hodges, Marilyn F. Milos”Circumcision and Human Rights” (Download)
Springer | ISBN: 1402091664 | January 1, 2009 | 288 pages | PDF | 16.5MB
Springer | ISBN: 1402091664 | January 1, 2009 | 288 pages | PDF | 16.5MB
“There is hardly a reason to circumcise a little boy for medical reasons because those medical reasons don’t exist,” said Dr. Michael Wilks, Head of Ethics at the British Medical Association, who admitted that doctors have circumcised boys for “no good reason.”
In the United States, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and in the Muslim world, 13.3 million infant boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off for reasons that defy logic and violate basic human rights. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that circumcision is beneficial, necessary, and harmless.
In the United States, parts of Africa, the Middle East, and in the Muslim world, 13.3 million infant boys and 2 million girls have part or all of their external sex organs cut off for reasons that defy logic and violate basic human rights. Doctors, parents, and politicians have been misled into thinking that circumcision is beneficial, necessary, and harmless.
Barry S. Levy, Victor W. Sidel “Social Injustice and Public Health” (Download)
Oxford University Press, USA | 2005-08-25 | ISBN: 0195171853 | 552 pages | PDF | 2,5 MB
Oxford University Press, USA | 2005-08-25 | ISBN: 0195171853 | 552 pages | PDF | 2,5 MB
This book defines social injustice as the denial or violation of economic, sociocultural, political, civil, or human rights of specific populations or groups in society. These groups are socially defined in terms of racial or ethnic status, language, country of origin, socioeconomic status, age, gender, sexual orientation or other perceived group characterisitics. Social injustice manifests in many ways ranging from various forms of overt discrimination to the wide gaps between the “haves” and the “have-nots” within a country or between richer and poorer countries. It increases the prevalence of risk factors and hazardous exposures, which in turn lead to higher rates of disease, injury, disability, and premature death.
Torture, Truth and Justice: The Case of Timor Leste (Politics in Asia) By Elizabe Stanley (Download)
Publisher: Routledge 2008-12 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0415478073 | PDF | 1.2 MB
Publisher: Routledge 2008-12 | 208 Pages | ISBN: 0415478073 | PDF | 1.2 MB
This book highlights how, and why, torture is such a compelling tool for states and other powerful actors. While torture has a short-term use value for perpetrators, it also creates a devastating legacy for victims, their families and communities. In exposing such repercussions, this book addresses the questions ‘What might torture victims need to move forward from their violation?’ and ‘How can official responses provide truth or justice for torture victims?’ Building on observations, documentary analysis and over seventy interviews with both torture victims and transitional justice workers this book explores how torture was used, suffered and resisted in Timor-Leste.
D. Robertson “A Dictionary of Human Rights” (Download)
IPS | 1998-01-01 | ISBN: 1857430239 | 301 pages | PDF | 1,44 MB
IPS | 1998-01-01 | ISBN: 1857430239 | 301 pages | PDF | 1,44 MB
Providing explanations of the terminology, issues, organizations, and laws, this reference work develops the key aspects of human rights in over 200 clear and concise A-Z entries.
Walter Schwimmer, Wolfgang Benedek, Alice Yotopoulos-Marangopoulos “Anti-terrorist Measures And Human Rights” (Download)
Brill Academic Publishers | Number Of Pages:391 | 2004-09-30 | ISBN:9004140735 | PDF | 15 Mb
Brill Academic Publishers | Number Of Pages:391 | 2004-09-30 | ISBN:9004140735 | PDF | 15 Mb
Anthony Aust “Handbook of International Law” (Download)
Cambridge University Press (November 28, 2005) | ISBN: 0521530342 | 554 pages | PDF | 1,9 Mb
Cambridge University Press (November 28, 2005) | ISBN: 0521530342 | 554 pages | PDF | 1,9 Mb
“The purpose of the book is to explain international law principles and rules in a clear and concise way. This purpose is admirably fulfilled with a handy, attractive and well-organized volume that is reasonably priced….The text is beautifully written, concise and interesting without being heavy or laden with legal jargon.”
American Reference Books Annual
Claiming Rights, Claiming Justice: A Guidebook on Women Human Rights Defenders (Download)
APWLD Publishing | 2007 | ISBN: 9789747348927 | English | 168 pages | PDF | 4.5 MB
APWLD Publishing | 2007 | ISBN: 9789747348927 | English | 168 pages | PDF | 4.5 MB
Women’s struggles for freedom and equality have been a vibrant part of all social movements for transformation and social justice through history. Mary Wollstonecraft wrote in 1792 in her Vindication of the Rights of Women1 that the struggle for rights of women is located within the personal space – the home and the family; and within the public space – the political and economic world.
Richard Ennals “From Slavery to Citizenship” (Download)
Wiley | 2007 | ISBN: 0470028327 | 434 pages | PDF | 2 Mb
Wiley | 2007 | ISBN: 0470028327 | 434 pages | PDF | 2 Mb
Citizenship is not a spectator sport; it is all about engagement. From Slavery to Citizenship is part of a bigger picture - a development process which will enable us to gain more control over our own lives and to participate in decisions about the future direction of society and the organisations we are involved in.
This book is unusual in suggesting that slavery is not a remote historical phenomenon, but a fundamental component of our present. People have been slaves in the past and some people are enslaved today.
This book is unusual in suggesting that slavery is not a remote historical phenomenon, but a fundamental component of our present. People have been slaves in the past and some people are enslaved today.
Joerg Chet Tremmel - Handbook of Intergenerational Justice (Download)
Edward Elgar Publishing | 2006 | ISBN: 1845429001 | Pages: 350 | PDF | 1.14 MB
Edward Elgar Publishing | 2006 | ISBN: 1845429001 | Pages: 350 | PDF | 1.14 MB
This Handbook provides a detailed overview of various issues related to intergenerational justice. Comprising articles written by a distinguished group of scholars from the international scientific community, the Handbook is divided into two main thematic sections - foundations and definitions of intergenerational justice and institutionalization of intergenerational justice.
Copyright Disclaimer!!!
1. NONE of the books were uploaded by Freedom Spot
2. Freedom Spot search spider collected and indexed all the ebook download links from open internet resources using the same mechanism as Google, MSN and Yahoo.
3. Moreover, Freedom Spot does NOT store any files on its server.
4. Freedom Spot displays the links to e-books solely for non-commercial reasons.
5. Most of the ebooks were sourced from rapidshare.com, megaupload.com, depositfiles.com, filefactory.com, easy-share.com and fs2you.com.
6. If you find your copyrighted books are indexed by Freedom Spot please contact the filestore sites listed above to delete your books from their servers. Then the links on Freedom Spot will automatically be invalidated.
6. You can obtain the original source page information by sending an email to: info@freedomspot.org
Thank-you for your contribution and co-operation. For further information, please contact: info@freedomspot.org
