364 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
368 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
368 Pages
by
Routledge-Cavendish
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This book looks at the challenges and contemporary issues raised by human rights in the island countries of the South West Pacific which have come under the influence of the common law - where the legal systems are complex and perceptions of rights varies widely.
Drawing on a wide range of resources to present a contemporary and evolving picture of human rights in the island states of the... Read more
Introduction 1. The Region of the Pacific 2. Rights and the Laws that Give Effect to Them 3. Theories and Approaches to Human Rights 4. Fundamental Rights and Questions of Property 5. Social Ordering: Custom and Equality 6. Freedom from Discrimination 7. Rights Advocacy and Enforcement 8. Taking Rights Forward
Biography
Sue Farran is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law, University of Dundee, Scotland and was formerly an Associate Professor of Law at the University of the South Pacific, Emalus Campus, Vanuatu.
