Governments of the world : a global guide to citizens' rights and responsibilities / C. Neal Tate, editor-in-chief.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Tate, C. Neal (Chester Neal), 1943- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Comparative government--Encyclopedias.

Comparative government.

Civil rights--Encyclopedias.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1443 p.)

Edition:

001 ed.

Place of Publication:

Farmington Hills, Michigan : Macmillan Reference USA, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

U.S. elections, the introduction of democracy to Afghanistan, international refugee aid efforts -- such topics are in the news and classroom discussions every day. Governments of the World provides authoritative and up-to-date information on nearly 200 countries' institutions and forms of government. This wide-ranging, multidisciplinary encyclopedia describes and analyzes how the governments profiled affect citizens in the daily exercise of their rights and responsibilities. Arranged alphabetically and richly illustrated, Governments of the World features biographies and historical surveys on different types of political systems -- such as constitutional monarchies, presidential systems, democracies and dictatorships -- as well as entries on the governments of particular countries and on supra-national entities, including the European Union. Topics include Transitional Political Systems, Immigration and Immigrants, Nelson Mandela, the United Nations, International Humanitarian Law, Political Party Systems, Indigenous People's Rights, Eleanor Roosevelt, Civil Liberties in Emergencies, Jewish Law, Women's Rights, Israel, Palestine and Iraq. Governments of the World provides a comprehensive overview of a topic that is central to high school and college curricula around the world, and, importantly, meets states' curriculum standards for civics coursework.While Gale strives to replicate print content, some content may not be available due to rights restrictions.Call your Sales Rep for details.

Contents:

Front Cover; Title Page Volume 1: A-D; Editorial Board; Editorial & Production Staff; Contents; Preface; Introduction; Thematic Outline Of Topics; Biographies; Conventions and Documents; Country and Region Profiles; Forms of Government; History; International and Supranational Entities; Law and the Courts; Rights, Responsibilities, and Freedoms; Directory Of Contributors; A; Afghanistan; Albania; Algeria; American Civil Liberties Union; American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and the American Convention on Human Rights; Amnesty International; Andorra; Angola; Antigua and Barbuda

ApartheidAquino, Corazon; Argentina; Armenia; Aruba; Aung San Suu Kyi; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; B; Bahamas; Bahrain; Bangladesh; Barbados; Belarus; Belgium; Belize; Benin; Bhutan; Bicameral Parliamentary Systems; Biko, Stephen; Bill of Rights; Bolivia; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Botswana; Brazil; Brazzaville; British Virgin Islands; Brunei; Bulgaria; Burkina Faso; Burma; Burundi; C; Cambodia; Cameroon; Campaign Finance; Canada; Cape Verde; Caribbean Region; Censorship; Central African Republic; Chad; Children's Rights; Chile; China (PRC); Citizenship; Civil Law

Civil Liberties in EmergenciesCivil Rights Movement in the United States; Colombia; Colonies and Colonialism; Common Law; Comoros; Confederations; Congo, Democratic Republic of (Zaire); Congo, Republic of the; Constitutional Courts; Constitutional Monarchy; Constitutions and Constitutionalism; Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW); Convention on the Rights of the Child; Costa Rica; Côte d'Ivoire; Crimes Against Humanity; Croatia; Cuba; Cyprus; Czechoslavakia

Czech RepublicD; Dahomey; Dalai Lama; Democracy; Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Democratic Republic of Congo; Denmark; Dictatorship; Djibouti; Appendices Volume 1; Primary Source Documents Volume 1; American Convention on Human Rights; American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man; Bill of Rights, U.S. Constitution; Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; Convention for the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women; Title Page Volume 2: D (cont.)-I; D; Dominica; Dominican Republic; Due Process of Law; E

East TimorEconomic, Social, and Cultural Rights; Ecuador; Egypt; El Salvador; Elections; Equal Protection of the Law; Equality Before the Law; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Estonia; Ethiopia; Ethnic Cleansing; European Coal and Steel Community; European Community; European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; European Court of Human Rights; European Court of Justice; European Economic Community; European Microstates; European Parliament; European Union; F; Federalism; Fiji; Finland; France; Freedom of Assembly and Association; Freedom of Expression; Freedom of Information

Freedom of the Press

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780028664156

0028664159