Challenges for human rights / by Fernando Falcon y Tella ; translated into English by Howard Shneider.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Falcón y Tella, Fernando.

Series:

Nijhoff law specials ; 71.

Nijhoff law specials ; v. 71

Standardized Title:

Nuevos retos de los derechos humanos. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (152 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Nowadays we are fortunate enough to be experiencing a boom in human rights - an enormous increase of their importance in the international sphere at all levels (political, economic, social, legal and moral). For the first time the condition of the individual as “citizen,” and not just as “subject,” has gained importance. Individuals, and not only states, have now become the subjects of international law, as a result of the boom in humanitarian law and international criminal law. However, although there have been many battles won and goals met concerning human rights, the war against injustice continues and the fight has not ended. It is necessary to stay alert and to avoid a potentially paralyzing self-complacency. This collection focusses on topics that are particularly relevant for the present era. It examines issues such as multiculturalism, globalization, international criminal justice (specifically third and fourth generation rights) and, within this thematic framework, the problems that have come about as a result of the expanding reach of the Internet and of new biomedical advances. In addition, it explores the increasingly urgent challenge of how to respond to international terrorism, in view of worldwide events since September 11, 2001, and its resulting aftermath. Originally published in Spanish, this thought-provoking collection will be of interest to human rights scholars and practitioners alike.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

I Introduction

II a Study of Some of the Main Challenges Currently Presented to Human Rights

III Some Concluding Thoughts

IV Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [105]-131) and index.

ISBN:

1-281-92140-8

9786611921408

90-474-2041-1

OCLC:

646789555

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004160224.i-138 DOI