| Description |
xi, 270 pages ; 22 cm |
| Contents |
I. Group Rights - Indigenous Peoples, Minorities and Self-Determination. 1. The Aborigines of Noonkanbah, the Penan of Sarawak and the Maori of Orakei - the rights of indigenous peoples -- 2. Bangladesh, East Timor and Lithuania - the struggle for nationhood - the right of peoples to self-determination -- 3. The Amish of Wisconsin and the French speakers of Belgium - the rights of minorities. II. "Life" Problems - Euthanasia, Privacy and the Environment. 4. Baby J and Karen Quinlan - the right to life (1) - euthanasia for persons who cannot make their own choices -- 5. The cases of Debbie and Mrs Janet Adkins - the right to life (2) - euthanasia for persons capable of choosing -- 6. The cases of Jane Roe and James Malone - the right to privacy -- 7. The Chernobyl disaster and the forest-dwellers of Brazil - the right to a sustainable environment. III. Achieving Equality - Discrimination and Affirmative Action. 8. Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King - combatting racial discrimination -- 9. The cases of Donka Najdovska, Lynette Aldridge and Johnson Controls - sex discrimination and affirmative action -- 10. The cases of Awet Josef of Eritrea and the Gillick children - the rights of children. IV. Liberty and Security for Individuals. 11. The cases of Monica Mignone and Patient Vera - personal rights to liberty and security in times of emergency -- 12. The cases of Karen Green and Joseph Brodsky - the right to work -- 13. Tiananmen Square and the case of the Austrian doctors - the right to peaceful protest -- 14. The cases of the IRA suspects and of Jeffrey Cosans - the right not to be subjected to torture or degrading forms of treatment. V. Ways of Advancing Rights. 15. Ways of advancing rights. VI. Concluding Comment. 16. The human rights enterprise |
| Summary |
Bringing human rights to life |
| Analysis |
Australia overseas comparisons |
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Case studies |
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Discrimination |
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Euthanasia |
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Human rights |
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Indigenous populations |
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Minorities |
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Privacy |
| Notes |
CIP confirmed |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Civil rights.
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Equality.
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Euthanasia.
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Human rights.
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Liberty.
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Minorities -- Civil rights.
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| LC no. |
93185904 |
| ISBN |
1862871035 |
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