Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties Books

New and Published Books

1. Colonialism, Slavery, Reparations and Trade

   Remedying the 'Past'?

   Edited by Fernne Brennan, John Packer

   Colonialism, Slavery, Reparations and Trade: Remedying the ‘Past’? Addresses how reparations might be obtained for the legacy of the Trans Atlantic slave trade. This collection lends weight to the argument that liability is not extinguished on the death of the plaintiffs or perpetrators. Arguing...

   Published December 31st 2012 by Routledge
2. Feminist Counselling and Domestic Violence in India

   Edited by Padma Bhate-Deosthali, Sangeeta Rege, Padma Prakash

   Mainstream counselling in domestic violence often fails to address critical issues, such as gender socialisation processes and the abuse of power that allows violence against women, and focuses primarily on the intra-psychic nature of individual women. In contrast, feminist counselling is an...

   Published December 30th 2012 by Routledge India
3. Gender, National Security, and Counter-Terrorism

   Human rights perspectives

   Edited by Margaret L. Satterthwaite, Jayne Huckerby

   Series: Routledge Research in Terrorism and the Law

   In the name of fighting terrorism, countries have been invaded; wars have been waged; people have been detained, rendered and tortured; and campaigns for "hearts and minds" have been unleashed. Human rights analyses of the counter-terrorism measures implemented in the aftermath of 11 September 2001...

   Published December 20th 2012 by Routledge
4. Human Rights and Humanitarian Norms, Strategic Framing, and Intervention

   Lessons for the Responsibility to Protect

   By Melissa Labonte

   Series: Global Institutions

   The human rights and humanitarian landscape of the modern era has been littered with acts that have shocked the moral conscience of mankind, and there has been wide variation in whether, how, and to what degree states respond to mass atrocity crimes, even when they share similar characteristics. In...

   Published December 17th 2012 by Routledge
5. Peacebuilding

   From Concept to Commission

   By Robert Jenkins

   Series: Global Institutions

   The emergence of The United Nations Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) in 2005 was the culmination of a long and contentious process. In this work Rob Jenkins provides a concise introduction that traces the origins and evolution of peacebuilding as a concept, the creation and functioning of the PBC as...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
6. Q&A Civil Liberties & Human Rights 2013-2014

   6th Edition

   By Helen Fenwick, Richard Glancey

   Series: Questions and Answers

   Routledge Q&As give you the tools to practice and refine your exam technique, showing you how to apply your knowledge to maximum effect in an exam situation. Each book contains up to fifty essay and problem-based questions on the most commonly examined topics, complete with expert guidance and...

   Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge
7. Human Rights and Constituent Power

   Without Model or Warranty

   By Illan Wall

   With the emergence of modern human rights in the Universal Declaration, what remained of a radical political potential of the discourse withdrew: statism and individualism became its authorised foundations and the possibilities of other human rights traditions were denied. The strife that once lay...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
8. The Maoist Movement in India

   Perspectives and Counterperspectives

   Edited by Santosh Paul

   This book presents the raging debate on one of the most brutal political realities that India has confronted in recent years: the rising conflict between Maoist insurgent groups and the Indian State. With some of the finest writings on the subject, it brings together articles and interviews from...

   Published December 3rd 2012 by Routledge India
9. New Law and Ethics in Mental Health Advance Directives

   The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the Right to Choose

   By Penelope Weller

   Series: Explorations in Mental Health

   The recognition of positive rights and the growing impact of human rights principles has recently orchestrated a number of reforms in mental health law, bringing increasing entitlement to an array of health services. In this book, Penelope Weller considers the relationship between human rights and...

   Published November 25th 2012 by Routledge
10. People Without Rights (Routledge Revivals)

    An Interpretation of the Fundamentals of the Law of Slavery in the U.S. South

    By Andrew Fede

    First published in September 1992, the book traces the nature and development of the fundamental legal relationships among slaves, masters, and third parties. It shows how the colonial and antebellum Southern judges and legislators accommodated slavery’s social relationships into the common law,...

    Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge