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| 91. | The right to food in theory and practice, 1998 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The right to food in theory and practice /, ix, 48 p.. - Rome : FAO, 1998. ISBN 92-5-104177-6 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
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| 92. | Conroy, Anne C. (ed.) : Poverty, aids and hunger, 2006 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Poverty, aids and hunger : breaking the poverty trap in Malawi / Conroy, Anne C. (ed.) ; Blackie, Malcolm ; Whiteside, Alan ; Malewezi, Justin ; Sachs, Jeffrey, xxii, 251 p.. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4039-9833-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Contents:. Introduction; A. Conroy & M. Blackie. The History of Development and Crisis in Malawi; A. Conroy. Health and Disease in Malawi; A. Conroy. The AIDS Crisis; A. Conroy & A. Whiteside. The Impact of the AIDS Pandemic on the National Economy and Development; A. Whiteside & A. Conroy. The Collapse of Agriculture; M. Blackie & A. Conroy. Economic Isolation; A. Conroy & J. Sachs. Malawi and the Poverty Trap - A First Person Account; A. Conroy. Breaking Out of the AIDS and Disease Crisis; A. Conroy & J. Malewezi. Breaking Out of Food Insecurity; M. Blackie, A.Conroy & J. Sachs. Breaking Out of Economic Isolation and the poverty trap; A. Conroy & M. Blackie. Changing Mindsets; A. Conroy & M. Blackie. Ending Extreme Poverty in Malawi; A. Conroy & J. Sachs. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Malawi
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| 93. | Blaikie, Piers : At risk, 2004 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph At risk : natural hazards, people's vulnerability and disasters / Blaikie, Piers ; Davis, Ian ; Cannon, Terry ; Wisner, Ben. - 2 ed.., xix, 471 p.. - New York, NY : Routledge, 2004. ISBN 0-415-252164 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Contents:. 1. The challenge of disasters and our approach. 2. The disaster pressure and release model. 3. Access to resources and coping in adversity. 4. Famine and natural hazards. 5. Biological hazards. 6. Floods. 7. Coastal storms. 8. Earthquakes and volcanoes. 9. Towards a safer environment. INDEX WORDS:
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| 94. | De Waal, Alex : Famine crimes, 1997 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series Famine crimes : politics & the disaster relief industry in Africa / De Waal, Alex - (African issues), xviii, 238 p.. - Oxford : James Currey, 1997. ISBN 978-0-85255-810-2 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Contents:. Rights and entitlements: the conquest of famine in Asia. Africa 1900-1985: a fragile obligation to famine relief. Retreat from accountability I: neo-liberalism and adjustment. Retreat from accountability II: the humanitarian international. Sudan 1972-93: privatizing famine. Northern Ethiopia: revolution, war-famine and two models of relief The end of the Cold War: a new humanitarian dispensation. Somalia 1991-92: famine and relief after the demise of the state. Humanitarian impunity: Somalia 1993 and Rwanda 1994. Eastern Zaire 1996: the fundraisers' catastrophe. Political contracts and humanitarian dilemmas. INDEX WORDS:
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| 95. | Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb (ed.) : Food insecurity, vulnerability and human rights failure, 2007 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Food insecurity, vulnerability and human rights failure / Guha-Khasnobis, Basudeb (ed.) ; Acharya, Shabd S. ; Davis, Benjamin, xxv, 368 p.. - New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007. ISBN 978-0-230-55357-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Preface:. PART I: VULNERABILITY TO HUNGER: CAUSES AND REMEDIES:. 1. National Food Policies impacting on Food Security: The Experience of a Large Populated Country - India, by S. S. Acharya. 2.Food Security in the South Pacific Island Countries with Special Reference to the Fiji Islands, by K. L. Sharma. 3. Food Security in the SADC Region: An Assessment of National Trade Strategy in the Context of the 2001-03 Food Crisis, by A. Charman & J. Hodge. 4. On the Edge: The Role of Food-Based Safety Nets in Helping Vulnerable Households Manage Food Insecurity, by L. Brown & U. Gentilini. 5. The Public Distribution Systems of Foodgrains and Implications for Food Security: A Comparison of the Experiences of India and China, by Z.-Y. Zhou & G. Wan. PART II: GENDER AND HUNGER: THE LINKS:. 6. Gender, HIV/AIDS and Rural Livelihoods: Micro-Level Investigations in Three African Countries, by J. Curry, E. Wiegers, A. Garbero, S. Stokes & J. Hourihan. 7. Gender, Local Knowledge and Lessons Learnt in Documenting and Conserving Agrobiodiversity, by Y. Lambrou & R. Laub. 8. Gender Differentiation in the Analysis of Alternative Farm Mechanization Choices on Small Farms in Kenya, by J. Wanjiku, J.U. Manyengo, W. Oluoch-Kosura & J. T. Karugia. 9. Women and Food Security in South Asia: Current Issues and Emerging Concerns; by N. Ramachandran. PART III: HUNGER AS ENTITLEMENT FAILURE: THE RIGHT TO FOOD:. 10. Entitlement Failure from a Food Quality Perspective: The Life and Death Role of Vitamins and Minerals in Humanitarian Crises, by P. Webb & A. Thorne-Lyman. 11. The Right to Food as a Fundamental Human Right: FAO's Experience, by I.Rae, J. Thomas & M. Vidar. 12. Realizing the Right to Food in South Asia, by P. Bhargava & M. Balana. 13. Rights-Based Approach to Development: Lessons from the Right to Food Movement in India, by B. Guha-Khasnobis & S. Vivek. INDEX WORDS:
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| 96. | Delbrück, Jost ... [et al.] : German yearbook of international law, 2009 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph German yearbook of international law = Jahrbüch für internationales Recht / Delbrück, Jost ... [et al.], 771 p.. - Berlin : Duncker & Humblot, 2009. - ISSN 0344-3094 ISBN 978-3-428-13132-7 LANGUAGE: ENG, GER ABSTRACT: Forum: P. J. Kuijper, Superpower Frustrated? The Costs of Non-Lisbon in EU External Affairs. FOCUS SECTION: Poverty as a Challenge to International Law: The Millennium Development Goals and the Guise of Humanitarianism:. 1. M. E. Salomon: Poverty, Privilege and International Law: The Millennium Development Goals and the Guise of Humanitarianism. 2. C. Kaufmann / M. Grosz: Poverty, Hunger and International Trade: What's Law Got to Do with It? Current Mechanisms and the Doha Development Agenda. 3. D. Bradlow: Developing Countries Debt Crises, International Financial Institutions, and International Law: Some Preliminary Thoughts. 4. E. Brown Weiss / T. K. Lat: Engaging the World's Poor People in Sustainable Development. 5. V. Chetail: Paradigm and Paradox of the Migration-Development Nexus: The New Border for North-South Dialogue. 6. K. Arts: The European Community's Contribution to the Fight Against Poverty in Developing Countries: Normative and Real?. 7. M. Langford: Poverty in Developed States: International Human Rights Law and the Right to a Remedy. GENERAL ARTICLES:. 1. R. Geiß: The Protection of Journalists in Armed Conflicts. 2. S. von Schorlemer: Compliance with the UNESCO World Heritage Convention: Reflections on the Elbe Valley and the Dresden Waldschlösschen Bridge. 3. C. J. Tams / A. Zimmermann: "[T]he Federation Shall Accede to Agreements Providing for General, Comprehensive and Compulsory International Arbitration". The German Optional Clause Declaration of 1 May 2008. 4. A. Proelß: Marine Genetic Resources under UNCLOS and the CBD. 5. H. Taki: Opinio Juris and the Formation of Customary International Law: A Theoretical Analysis. 6. Y. Tanaka: Rethinking Lex Ferenda in International Adjudication. REPORTS:. 1. P. Braasch / S. Fuhrmann: Die Rechtsprechung des Internationalen Gerichtshofes im Jahre 2008. 2. H. Martin / K. Will / S. Hentrei: Die Rechtsprechung des Europäischen Gerichtshofes für Menschenrechte im Jahre 2008. 3. C. A. Müller / T. Smith: The Work of the International Criminal Court in 2008. 4. E. Fernández Muñoz / B. Krings / K. Molle: The Work of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia in the Year 2008. 5. M. Fröhlich / A. Trautmann: Die Rechtsprechung des WTO-Streitbeilegungsgremiums im Jahre 2008. 6. J. Glocke / S. Klatte: Die Tätigkeit der International Law Commission im Jahre 2008. INDEX WORDS:
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| 97. | Genugten, Willem J. M. van : Criminal jurisdiction 100 years after the 1907 Hague peace conference, 2009 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Criminal jurisdiction 100 years after the 1907 Hague peace conference / Genugten, Willem J. M. van, xxiv, 350 s.. - Hague : T.M.C. Asser Press, 2009. ISBN 978-90-6704-280-2 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Effective remedies for all? Universalizing the battle against impunity; 2. Defining, suppressing and trying genocide - a path towards accountability and justice; 3. The need for a comprehensive anti-terrorism convention?; 4. Head of state immunity for former leaders; 5. Truth commissions, accountability and the International Criminal Court; 6. Judicial review of internationally-enacted anti-terror measures: problems and prospects; 7. Corporate liability for human rights crimes; 8. Cross-fire discussion of lessons learned from the trials of Slobodan Milosevíc, Charles Taylor, and Saddam Hussein; 9. International humanitarian intervention in the post-September 11 era; 10. The plundering of natural resources and destruction of the environment in times of armed conflict; 11. The future of the International Criminal Court; 12. Dealing with present-day conduct of hostilities. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (MEETINGS): Proceedings of the eighth joint conference held in the Hague, the Netherlands, [20070628-20070630], [C] NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; CERD; ICESCR; ICCPR; Genocide convention; ECHR; |
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| 98. | Allen, Tim (ed.) : Poverty and development into the 21st century, 2000 |
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BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Poverty and development into the 21st century / Allen, Tim (ed.) ; Thomas, Alan (ed.), xi, 572 pp.. - Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 0-19-877626-8 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Alan Thomas: Poverty and the 'end of development'. 2. Alan Thomas: Meaning and views of development. 3. Ben Crow: Understanding famine and hunger. 4. Melissa Parker and Gordon Wilson: Diseases of poverty. 5. David Wield and Joanna Chataway: Unemployment and making a living. 6. Tom Hewitt and Ines Smyth: Is the world overpopulated?. 7. Philip Woodhouse: Environmental degradation and sustainability. 8. Tim Allen: A world at war. 9. Alan Thomas and Tim Allen: Agencies of development. 10. Janet Bujra: Diversity in pre-capitalist societies. 11. Henry Bernstein: Colonialism, capitalism, development. 12. David Potter: The power of colonial states. 13. Tom Hewitt: Half a century of development. 14. Andrew Kilmister: Socialist models of development. 15. John Harriss: The second 'great transformation'? Capitalism at the end of the twentieth century. 16. Anthony McGrew: Sustainable globalization? The global politics of development and exclusion in the new world order. 17. David Potter: Democratization, 'good governance' and development. 18. Ruth Pearson: Rethinking gender matters in development. 19. Gordon Wilson and Richard Heeks: Technology, poverty and development. 20. Jo Beall: Life in the cities. 21. Tim Allen: Taking culture seriously. 22. Joanna Chataway, Les Levidow and Susan Carr: Genetic engineering of development? Myths and possibilities. 23. Tim Allen and John Eade: The new politics of identity. 24. Joanna Chataway and Tim Allen: Industrialization and development: prospects and dilemmas. INDEX WORDS:
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