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1. III. Non-governmental organizations, 1998
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a monograph

III. Non-governmental organizations /

REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: Human rights education : achievements and challenges / Spiliopoulou Åkermark, Sia (ed.), p. 105-150. - Turku/Åbo : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights in collaboration with the Finnish National Commission for UNESCO and UNESCO, 1998.

ISBN 952-12-0208-4

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: The articles are:. 1. Amnesty International's human rights promotional and educational work, by Cristina Sganga. 2. Dissemination of international humanitarian law : the experiences of the International Committee of the Red Cross, by Stephane Hankins. 3. Human Rights education, human rights culture and the community of non-governmental organizations : the birth of a political ideology for the twenty-first century, by Shulamith Koenig. 4. The local non-governmental organization : the human rights gatekeeper, by Theodore S. Orlin.

INDEX WORDS:
* undervisning om mänskliga rättigheter = human rights education = ihmisoikeuksien opettaminen
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* internationell humanitär rätt = international humanitarian law = kansainvälinen humanitaarinen oikeus
* ICRC = ICRC = ICRC
* staternas förpliktelser = obligations of states = valtioiden velvollisuudet
* NGO = NGO = NGO

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Caucaus / Russian Federation / Armenia / Azerbaijan / Georgia / Tajikistan

NOTE (GENERAL): Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions;

 
2. Weston, Burns H. (ed.) : The future of international human rights, 1999
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

The future of international human rights / Weston, Burns H. (ed.) ; Marks, Stephen P. (ed.), xvii, 514 p.. - Ardsley, N.Y. : Transnational publ., 1999.

ISBN 1-57105-098-1

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. FOREWORD: Human rights in transformation : from the last fifty years to the next fifty, by Mary Robinson. PROLOGUE: The dead have nothing to lose by telling the truth, by Marvin Bell. The chapters are:. 1. A HALF CENTURY OF HUMAN RIGHTS : GEOPOLITICS AND VALUES, by Richard A. Falk. 2. CAPABILITIES, HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION, by Martha C. Nussbaum. 3. THE UNIVERSALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN A MULTICULTURAL WORLD : TOWARD RESPECTFUL DECISION-MAKING, by Burns H. Weston. 4. VOICES OF SUFFERING, FRAGMENTED UNIVERSALITY AND THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, by Upendra Baxi. 5. CONTESTING GLOBALIZATION : A FEMINIST PERSPECTIVE ON THE FUTURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS, by Anne Orford. 6. REFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS, by Kamal Hossain. 7.EFLECTIONS ON THE FUTURE OF CIVIL AND POLITICAL RIGHTS, by Rein Müllerson. 8. STRENGTHENING THE NORMS OF INTERNATIONAL HUMANITARIAN LAW TO COMBAT IMPUNITY, by M. Cherif Bassiouni. 9. THE UNITED NATIONS AND HUMAN RIGHTS : THE PROMISE OF MULTILATERAL DIPLOMACY AND ACTION, by Stephen P. Marks. 10. THE PROMISE OF REGIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS SYSTEMS, by Dinah Shelton. 11. RECONCILIATION AND JUSTICE : THE SOUTH AFRICAN EXPERIENCE, by John Dugard. 12. HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE PROMISE OF TRANSANTIONAL CIVIL SOCIETY, by Julie A. mertus.

INDEX WORDS:
* abort = abortion = abortti
* apartheid = apartheid = rotusorto
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* CAT Committee = CAT Committee = CAT Committee
* kvinnor = women = naiset
* barn = children = lapset
* barnarbete = child labour = lapsityö
* tortyr = torture = kidutus
* globalisering = globalization = globalisaatio
* medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter = civil and political rights = kansalaisoikeudet ja poliittiset oikeudet
* Europarådet = Council of Europe = Euroopan Neuvosto
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* rätt till utveckling = right to development = oikeus kehitykseen
* urfolk = indigenous peoples = alkuperäiskansat
* implementering = implementation = toteuttaminen
* ekonomiska, sociala och kulturella rättigheter = economic, social and cultural rights = TSS-oikeudet
* EG = EC = EY
* ECJ = ECJ = ECJ
* feminism = feminism = naisasialiike
* GATT/WTO = GATT/WTO = GATT/WTO
* kvinnlig omskärelse = female circumcision = naisten ympärileikkaus
* multinationella bolag = transnational corporations (TNC) = monikansalliset yritykset
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* högkommissarie för mänskliga rättigheter = High Commissioner for Human Rights = ihmisoikeusvaltuutettu
* etnisk rensning = ethnic cleansing = etninen puhdistus
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* social utslagning = social exclusion = sosiaalinen syrjäytyminen
* kvinnor = women = naiset
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = international criminal court (ICC) = kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* krigsförbrytelser = war crimes = sotarikokset
* humanitär rätt = humanitarian law = humanitaarinen oikeus
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* internationella tribunalen för krigsförbrytelser = international tribunal on war crimes (ICTY and ICTR) = kansainvälinen sotarikostuomioistuin
* straffrihet = impunity = rankaisemattomuus
* militärdomstol = military tribunal = sotilastuomioistuin
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* islam = Islam = islaminusko
* minoritetsgrupper = minority groups = vähemmistöryhmät
* nationalism = nationalism = nationalismi
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* NIEO = NIEO = NIEO
* OECD = OECD = OECD
* flyktingar = refugees = pakolaiset
* fattigdom = poverty = köyhyys
* rasdiskriminering = racial discrimination = rotusyrjintä
* sanningskommissioner = truth commissions = totuuskomissiot

NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR (full text); ICESCR (full text); ICCPR (full text); ACHPR; CEDAW; CERD; CAT; CRC; ECHR; ESC; Beijing declaration and platform for action; Declaration on the right to development; AMR; Declaration on the rights and duties of man; Ref ugee convention; Declaration on the elimination of all forms of intolerance base d on religion or belief; UN charter; Convention on the political rights of women ; DEDAW; Arab charter on human rights; Declaration on the granting of independen ce to colonial countries and peoples; Declaration on the rights of minorities; Refugee convention;

URL http://www.transnationalpubs.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=10085

 
3. Poe, Steven C. : How are these pictures different?, 2001
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial

How are these pictures different? : A quantitative comparison of the US State Department and Amnesty International human rights reports, 1976-1995 / Poe, Steven C. ; Carey, Sabine C. ; Vazquez, Tanya C.

REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Human rights quarterly : vol. 23; no. 3., p. 650-677. - Baltimore, MA : John Hopkins Univ., 2001. - ISSN 0275-0392

LANGUAGE: ENG

INDEX WORDS:
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International

NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICESCR;

 
4. Welch, Claude E. (ed.) : NGOs and human rights, 2001
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

NGOs and human rights : promise and performance / Welch, Claude E. (ed.), x, 290 p.. - Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2001.

ISBN 0-8122-3569-X

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART I : Civil and political rights : the 'classic' Northern paradigm. PART II : Economic, social and cultural rights : an increasingly significant emphasis. PART III : Analyzing and enhancing effectiveness.

INDEX WORDS:
* afrikanska kommissionen för människans och folkens rättigheter = African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustoimikunta
* EU = EU = EU
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = international criminal court (ICC) = kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* ICRC = ICRC = ICRC
* ILO = ILO = ILO
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* NAFTA = NAFTA = NAFTA
* NATO = NATO = NATO
* OAS = OAS = OAS
* OECD = OECD = OECD
* UNESCO = UNESCO = UNESCO
* UNHCR = UNHCR = UNHCR
* WTO = WTO = WTO
* afrikanska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* barn = children = lapset
* medborgerliga och politiska rättigheter = civil and political rights = kansalaisoikeudet ja poliittiset oikeudet
* CRC Committee = CRC Committee = CRC Committee
* CESCR Committee = CESCR Committee = CESCR Committee
* Europarådet = Council of Europe = Euroopan Neuvosto
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* ofrivilliga försvinnanden = enforced disappearances = pakotettu katoaminen
* demokratisering = democratization = demokratisointi
* etnisk rensning = ethnic cleansing = etninen puhdistus
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* ekonomiska, sociala och kulturella rättigheter = economic, social and cultural rights = TSS-oikeudet
* europeiska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = European Court of Human Rights = Euroopan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* kvinnlig könsstympning = female genital mutilation (FGM) = naisten sukupuolielinten silpominen
* straffrihet = impunity = rankaisemattomuus
* urfolk = indigenous peoples = alkuperäiskansat
* landminor = landmines = maamiinat
* tortyr = torture = kidutus
* sanningskommissioner = truth commissions = totuuskomissiot
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* OAU = OAU = OAU
* OAS = OAS = OAS

NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; CRC; CEDAW; Ottawa convention; Declaration of the rights of man and citizen; Decalaration on human rights defenders; Declaration on the right to development; ECHR; ESC; Vienna declaration and programme of action; UDHR;

URL http://www.upenn.edu/pennpress/book/13418.html

 
5. Schabas, William A. : The abolition of the death penalty in international law, 2002
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

The abolition of the death penalty in international law / Schabas, William A.. - 3. ed.., xlv, 459 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U. P., 2002.

ISBN 0-521-81491-X

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Recognition of the Right to Life. 2. The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights: drafting, ratification and reservation. 3. Interpretation of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. 4. Towards abolition: the Second Optional Protocol and other developments in the United Nations. 5. International humanitarian law. 6. International criminal law. 7. European human rights law. 8. Inter-American human rights law. 9. African human rights law; Conclusion. Appendices: I. Universal Declaration of Human Rights; II. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; III. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; IV. Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights Aimed at Abolition of the Death Penalty; V. General Comment 6(16) (excerpts); VI. Convention against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; VII. Convention on the Rights of the Child; VIII. Safeguards guaranteeing protection of the rights of those facing the death penalty; IX. Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War; X. Geneva Convention Relative to the Protection of Civilians; XI. Protocol Additional I to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to The Protection of Victims of International Armed Conflicts; XII. Protocol Additional II to the 1949 Geneva Conventions and Relating to The Protection of Victims of Non-International Armed Conflicts; XIII. Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court; XIV. Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms; XV. Protocol No. 6 to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms Concerning the Abolition of the Death Penalty; XVI. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union; XVII. European Union Minimum Standards Paper; XVIII. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe Commitments; XIX. American Declaration on the Rights and Duties of Man; XX. American Convention on Human Rights; XXI. Additional Protocol to the American Convention on Human Rights to Abolish the Death Penalty; XXII. African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights; XXIII. African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child; XXIV. Arab Charter on Human Rights; Bibliography; Index.

INDEX WORDS:
* ratificering = ratification = ratifiointi
* reservationer = reservations = varaumat
* internationell humanitär rätt = international humanitarian law = kansainvälinen humanitaarinen oikeus
* dödsstraff = death penalty = kuolemanrangaistus
* OAS = OAS = OAS
* UNHCR = UNHCR = UNHCR
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* brott mot freden = crimes against peace = rikos rauhaa vastaan
* islam = Islam = islaminusko
* utlämning = extradition = luovuttaminen
* OSSE = OSCE = ETYJ
* EU = EU = EU
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = international criminal court (ICC) = kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* internationell sedvanerätt = customary international law = kansainvälinen tapaoikeus
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* omänsklig behandling eller bestraffning = inhuman treatment or punishment = epäinhimillinen kohtelu tai rangaistus
* FN:s folkrättskommission = International Law Commission (ILC) = kansainvälisen oikeuden toimikunta
* peremptory norms = jus cogens = jus cogens
* rätt till liv = right to life = oikeus elämään
* krigsfångar = prisoners of war = sotavangit
* graviditet = pregnancy = raskaus
* terrorism = terrorism = terrorismi
* krigsförbrytelser = war crimes = sotarikokset
* kvinnor = women = naiset

NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR; AMR; ADRD; ECHR; ACHPR; Arab charter of human rights; CAT;

URL http://books.cambridge.org/0521893445.htm

 
6. Forsythe, David (ed.) : Human rights and comparative foreign policy, 2000
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Human rights and comparative foreign policy / Forsythe, David (ed.), 365 p.. - Tokyo : United Nations, 2000.

ISBN 92-808-1033-2

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Introduction / David P. Forsythe. PART I: SOME LIBERAL DEMOCRACIES OF THE OECD: 2. US foreign policy and human rights : the price of principles after the Cold War, by David P. Forsythe. 3. Trials and errors : the Netherlands and human rights, by Peter R. Baehr. 4. British foreign policy and human rights : from low to high politics, by Sally Morphet. 5. Japan's foreign policy towards human rights : uncertain changes, by Yozo Yokota and Chiyuki Aoi. PART II : SOME OTHER STATES: 6. Russian foreign policy and human rights : conflicted culture and uncertain policy, by Sergei V. Chugrov. 7. India's human rights diplomacy : crisis and transformation, by Sanjoy Banerjee. 8. Iran and human rights, by Zachary Karabell. 9. Human rights and foreign policy in Central Europe : Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Poland, by Gabor Kardos. 10. Human rights and foreign policy in post-apartheid South Africa, by Tiyanjana Maluwa. 11. Latin American foreign policies and human rights, by Cristina Eguizabal. 12. An overview, by Jack Donnelly. POSTSCRIPT : the Kosovo Crisis / David P. Forsythe Bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index

INDEX WORDS:
* brott mot mänskliga rättigheter = human rights violations = ihmisoikeusloukkaukset
* afrikanska kommissionen för människans och folkens rättigheter = African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustoimikunta
* nationella minoriteter = national minorities = kansalliset vähemmistöt
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* asylsökande = asylum seekers = turvapaikanhakijat
* utrikespolitik = foreign policy = ulkopolitiikka
* dödsstraff = death penalty = kuolemanrangaistus
* barn = children = lapset
* medborgarskap = citizenship = kansalaisuus
* författningsdomstol = constitutional court = valtiosääntötuomioistuin
* massaker = massacre = verilöyly
* diskriminering = discrimination = syrjintä
* EU = EU = EU
* tryckfrihet = freedom of the press = painovapaus
* yttrandefrihet = freedom of expression = ilmaisuvapaus
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* etnisk rensning = ethnic cleansing = etninen puhdistus
* nationalism = nationalism = nationalismi
* rätt till undervisning = right to education = oikeus opetukseen
* urfolk = indigenous peoples = alkuperäiskansat
* ICRC = ICRC = ICRC
* ICJ = iCJ = ICJ
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* islam = Islam = islaminusko
* kurder = Kurds = kurdit
* handikappade = disabled persons = vammaiset
* minoritetsgrupper = minority groups = vähemmistöryhmät
* muslimer = Muslims = muslimit
* nationalitet = nationality = kansallisuus
* OAS = OAS = OAS
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = International Criminal Court (ICC) = kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* flyktingar = refugees = pakolaiset
* rasdiskriminering = racial discrimination = rotusyrjintä
* sanktioner = sanctions = pakotteet
* hållbar utveckling = sustainable development = kestävä kehitys
* terrorism = terrorism = terrorismi
* UNHCR = UNHCR = UNHCR
* humanitär intervention = humanitarian intervention = humanitaarinen interventio
* NATO-bombning = NATO bombing = NATOn pommitus
* utlämning = extradition = luovuttaminen
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* kvinnor = women = naiset
* OSSE = oSCE = ETYJ

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Afghanistan / Albania / Algeria / Argentina / Armenia / Asia / Bahamas / Belarus / Bolivia / Botswana / Brazil / Burma / Cambodia / Canada / Central African Republic / Chechnya / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Cuba / Czech Republic / Dominican Republic / East Asia / East Timor / Eastern Europe / Ecuador / El Salvador / Equatorial Guinea / Georgia / Greece / Grenada / Guatemala / Haiti / Honduras / Hungary / India / Indoneisa / Iran / Iraq / Israel / Japan / Kenya / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latin America / Lesotho / Libya / Lithuania / Malawi / Mexico / Middle East / Morocco / Mozambique / Myanmar / netherlands / Nicaragua / North Korea / Pakistan / Israel / Paraguay / Papua New Guinea / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Rhodesia / Romania / Russian Fedeartion / Rwanda / Singapore / Slovakia / Somalia / South Africa / South America / USSR / Spain / USSR / SUdan / Surinam / Swaziland / Syria / Tajikistan / Thailand / Turkey / Turkmenistan / Uganda / Ukraine / United Kingdom / USA / Uruguay / Uzbekistan / Venezuela / Viet Nam / Former Yugoslavia / Zaire / Zambia / Zimbabwe

NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; Vienna declaration andprogrammeof action; UDHR;

 
7. Mugwanya, George william : Human rights in Africa, 2003
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Human rights in Africa : enhancing human rights through the African regional human rights system / Mugwanya, George william, xxv, 504 p.. - Ardsley, NY : Transnational publ., 2003.

ISBN 1-57105-293-3

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Ch. 1. General Introduction. Ch. 2. The Human Rights Revolution and the Theoretical Promise of Regional Human Rights Systems. Ch. 3. Human Rights in Africa. Ch. 4. Efforts to Realize Human Rights in Africa Through the Global System. Ch. 5. The OAU and Human Rights Before 1981. Ch. 6. The Origins And Content Of The African Charter On Human And Peoples' Rights. Ch. 7. Functioning of the AFCHPR and Its Relevance to Uganda and South Africa. Ch. 8. Improving the African Regional Human Rights System: Appraisal, Recommendations and Conclusions.

INDEX WORDS:
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* ansvarighet = accountability = vastuullisuus
* rättvis rättegång = fair trial = oikeudenmukainen oikeudenkäynti
* afrikanska kommissionen för människans och folkens rättigheter = African Commission on Human and Peoples' Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustoimikunta
* afrikanska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = African Court of Human and peoples Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* AIDS = AIDS = AIDS
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* klagomål/besvär = complaints = valitus
* rättsfall/rättspraxis = cases/case law = oikeustapaukset/oikeuskäytäntö
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* ekonomiska, sociala och kulturella rättigheter = economic, social and cultural rights = TSS-oikeudet
* dödsstraff = death penalty = kuolemanrangaistus
* miljöskydd = environmental protection = ympäristönsuojelu
* jämlikhet = equality = tasa-arvo
* diskriminering = discrimination = syrjintä
* kvinnlig könsstympning = female genital mutilation (FGM) = naisten sukupuolielinten silpominen
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* grupprättigheter = group rights = ryhmäoikeudet
* humanitär rätt = humanitarian law = humanitaarinen oikeus
* straffrihet = impunity = rankaisemattomuus
* PCIJ = PCIJ = PCIJ
* ICJ = ICJ = ICJ
* internationella tribunalen för krigsförbrytelser = international tribunal on war crimes (ICTY and ICTR) = kansainvälinen sotarikostuomioistuin
* ILO = ILO = ILO
* IMF = IMF = IMF
* FN:s folkrättskommission = International Law Commission (ILC) = kansainvälisen oikeuden toimikunta
* rätt till liv = right to life = oikeus elämään
* non-state actors = non-state actors = non-state actors
* OAU = OAU = OAU
* äganderätt = right to property = omistusoikeus
* politiska partier = political parties = poliittiset puolueet
* rasism = racism = rasismi
* våldtäkt = rape = raiskaus
* flyktingar = refugees = pakolaiset
* religion = religion = uskonto
* reservationer = reservations = varaumat
* sanktioner = sanctions = pakotteet
* självbestämmanderätt = self-determination = itsemääräämisoikeus
* slavhandel = slave trade = orjakauppa
* suveränitet = sovereignty = suvereniteetti
* utomrättsliga avrättningar = extrajudicial executions = mielivaltaiset teloitukset
* tortyr = torture = kidutus
* grova brott mot mänskliga rättigheter = gross violations of human rights = törkeät ihmisoikeusloukkaukset
* familjevåld = domestic violence = perheväkivalta
* krigsförbrytelser = war crimes = sotarikokset
* främlingshat = xenophobia = muukalaisviha
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* zionism = zionism = sionismi
* afrikanska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = African Court of Human and Peoples' Rights = Afrikan ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* författningsdomstol = constitutional court = valtiosääntötuomioistuin

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Afghanistan / Angola / Asia / Belgium / Burundi / Cameroon / Canada / Central African Republic / Chad / Congo / Egypt / Equatorial Guinea / Gabon / Gambia / Germany / Ghana / Italy / Iraq / Kenya / Liberia / Lesotho / Libya / Madagascar / Malawi / Mali / Mauritania / Mauritius / Middle East / Morocco / Mozamibique / Namibia / Nigeria / Papua New Guinea / Rhodesia / Rwanda / Senegal / Sierra Leone / Somalia / South Africa / Sudan / Togo / Uganda / United Kingdom / Zambia / Zimbabwe

NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; CAT; CERD; ECHR; ICCPR; ICESCR;

URL http://www.transnationalpubs.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=10237&userid=99243756

 
8. Stromseth, Jane (ed.) : Accountability for atrocities, 2003
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Accountability for atrocities : national and international repsonses / Stromseth, Jane (ed.), xv, 500 p.. - Ardsley, NY : Transnational publ., 2003.

ISBN 1-57105-279-8

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. Foreword / M. Cherif Bassiouni -- Ch. 1. Introduction: Goals and Challenges in the Pursuit of Accountability / Jane E. Stromseth. PART I : INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNALS AND THEIR RELATIONSHIP TO DOMESTIC PROCESSES. Ch. 2. Striving for Accountability in the Former Yugoslavia / Aram A. Schvey. Ch. 3. Accountability in the Aftermath of Rwanda's Genocide, by Jason Strain and Elizabeth Keyes. Ch. 4. The International Criminal Court: Complementarity and Its Consequences, by Larry Charles Dembowski. PART II : MIXED TRIBUNALS : COMBINING INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL ROLES: Ch. 5. Accountability in Sierra Leone: The Role of the Special Court, by Avril D. Haines. Ch. 6. Better Late Than Never: Cambodia's Joint Tribunal, by Rachel S. Taylor. PART III : DOMESTIC, HYBRID and TRANSNATIONAL APPROACHES TO ACCOUNTABILITY: Ch. 7. Trials and Truth Commissions in Argentina and El Salvador, by Elizabeth B. Ludwin. Ch. 8. The Dance of Complementarity: Relationships Among Domestic, International, and Transnational Accountability Mechanisms in East Timor and Indonesia, by Laura A. Dickinson. Ch. 9. Universal Jurisdiction: Lessons from Belgium's Experience, by David A. Tallman. PART IV: CONTINUING CHALLENGES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR ACCOUNTABILITY : 10. Justice delayed : accountability in the "Comfort women" case, by Susan H. Shin. 11. Accountability for terrorism, by Erica J. Ellis.

INDEX WORDS:
* ansvarighet = accountability = vastuullisuus
* sexslavar = sex slaves = seksiorjat
* straffrihet = impunity = rankaisemattomuus
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* sanningskommissioner = truth commissions = totuuskomissiot
* internationella brottmålsdomstolen = international criminal court (ICC) = Kansainvälinen rikostuomioistuin
* folkmord = genocide = kansanmurha
* barn = children = lapset
* brott mot mänskligheten = crimes against humanity = rikos ihmisyyttä vastaan
* dödsstraff = death penalty = kuolemanrangaistus
* immunitet = immunity = koskemattomuus
* rättsfall/rättspraxis = cases/case law = oikeustapaukset/oikeuskäytäntö
* utlämning = extradition = luovuttaminen
* interamerikanska domstolen för de mänskliga rättigheterna = Inter-American Court of Human Rights = inter-amerikkalainen ihmisoikeustuomioistuin
* grova brott mot mänskliga rättigheter = gross violations of human rights = törkeät ihmisoikeusloukkaukset
* internationella tribunalen för krigsförbrytelser = international tribunal on war crimes (ICTY and ICTR) = kansainvälinen sotarikostuomioistuin
* internationell humanitär rätt = international humanitarian law = kansainvälinen humanitaarinen oikeus
* OAS = OAS = OAS
* försoning = reconciliation = sovinto
* NATO = NATO = NATO
* rättsstatsprincip = rule of law = oikeusvaltioperiaate
* massaker = massacre = verilöyly
* Specialdomstolen för Sierra Leone = Special Court for Sierra Leone = Sierra Leonen erityistuomioistuin
* terrorism = terrorism = terrorismi
* tortyr = torture = kidutus
* etnisk rensning = ethnic cleansing = etninen puhdistus
* våldtäkt = rape = raiskaus
* nationella domstolar = national courts = kansalliset tuomioistuimet
* offer = victims = uhrit

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Africa / Argentina / Belgium / Cambodia / Canada / Columbia / Congo / East Timor / Indonesia / El Salvador / Germany / Rwanda / Indonesia / Sierra Leone / Ivory Coast / Israel / Latin America / Liberia / Libya / United Kingdom / USA / Yugoslavia / Japan

LOCAL GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Kosovo

NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-14-15; CRC; CRC-OP; UN charter-2-51; The statute of the ICC; AMR;

URL http://www.transnationalpubs.com/showbook.cfm?bookid=10231

 
9. Sullivan, Rory (ed.) : Business and human rights, 2003
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series

Business and human rights : dilemmas and solutions / Sullivan, Rory (ed.), 335 p.. - Sheffield : Greenleaf publ., 2003.

ISBN 1-874719-70-5

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART 1 : WHY ARE HUAMN RIGHTS A BUSINESS ISSUE:? 1. Introduction Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK 2. The evolution of the business and human rights debate , by Sir Geoffrey Chandler, UK. 3. The development of human rights responsibilities for multinational enterprises, by Peter Muchlinski, University of Kent at Canterbury, UK. 4. Human rights, trade and multinational corporations , by David Kinley and Adam McBeth, Castan Centre for Human Rights Law, Monash University, Australia. 5. Human rights and business: an ethical analysis , by Denis G. Arnold, University of Tennessee, USA. 6. The ability of corporations to protect human rights in developing countries , by Frans-Paul van der Putten, Gemma Crijns and Harry Hummels, Nyenrode University, The Netherlands. 7. What is the attitude of investment markets to corporate performance on human rights?, by David Coles, Just Pensions, UK. 8. From the inside looking out: a management perspective on human rights , by Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK, and Nina Seppala, Warwick Business School, UK. PART 2 : CORPORATE RESPONSES: 9. Corporate social responsibility failures in the oil industry , by Charles Woolfson, University of Glasgow, UK, and Matthias Beck, Glasgow Caledonian University, UK. 10. Mining in conflict zones , by Simon Handelsman, Global Issues Advisors, USA. 11. Health, business and human rights: the responsibility of health professionals within the corporation, by Norbert Goldfield, 3M Health Information Systems, USA. 12. Privatising infrastructure development: ‘development refugees’ and the resettlement challenge , by Christopher McDowell, Macquarie University, Australia. PART 3 : SUPPLY CHAINS : 13. The contribution of multinationals to the fight against HIV/AIDS , by Steven Lim and Michael Cameron, University of Waikato, New Zealand. 14. Elimination of child labour: business and local communities , by Bahar Ali Kazmi and Magnus Macfarlane, Warwick Business School, UK. 15. SA8000: human rights in the workplace , by Deborah Leipziger, consultant, The Netherlands, and Eileen Kaufman, Social Accountability International, USA. 16. Corporate responsibility and social capital: the nexus dilemma in Mexican maquiladoras, by Luis Reygadas, Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana Iztapalapa, Mexico. PART 4 : COMMUNITY AND GOVERNMENT: 17. From fuelling conflict to oiling the peace: harnessing the peace-building potential of extractive sector companies operating in conflict zones , by Jessica Banfield, International Alert, UK. 18. Extracting conflict, by Gary MacDonald, Monkey Forest Consulting Ltd, Canada, and Timothy McLaughlin, independent consultant, USA. 19. Managing risk and building trust: the challenge of implementing the Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights , by Bennett Freeman, Former US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor, and Genoveva Hernández Uriz, European University Institute, Italy. 20. Taking responsibility for bribery: the multinational corporation’s role in combating corruption, by David Hess, University of Michigan Business School, USA, and Thomas Dunfee, University of Pennsylvania, USA. 21. Taking the business and human rights agenda to the limit? The Body Shop and Amnesty International ‘Make Your Mark’ campaign ,by Heike Fabig, University of Sussex, UK, and Richard Boele, Australian Institute of Corporate Citizenship. 22. Moving forwards , by Rory Sullivan, Insight Investment, UK.

INDEX WORDS:
* AIDS = AIDS = AIDS
* jordbruk = agriculture = maanviljely
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* barnarbete = child labour = lapsityö
* ansvarighet = accountability = vastuullisuus
* korruption = corruption = korruptio
* u-länder = developing countries = kehitysmaat
* diskriminering = discrimination = syrjintä
* tvångsförflyttade personer = displaced persons = hätäsiirtolaiset
* sysselsättning = employment = työllisyys
* etik = ethics = etiikka
* tvångsarbete = forced labour = pakkotyö
* globalisering = globalization = globalisaatio
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* ILO = ILO = ILO
* migration = migration = siirtolaisuus
* OAS = OAS = OAS
* fattigdom = poverty = köyhyys
* multinationella bolag = transnational corporations (TNC) = monikansalliset yritykset
* kvinnor = women = naiset
* Världsbanken = World Bank = Maailmanpankki
* WTO = WTO = WTO
* CESCR Committee = CESCR Committee = CESCR Committee
* UNICEF = UNICEF = UNICEF
* WHO = WHO = WHO
* UNDP = UNDP = UNDP
* UNCTAD = UNCTAD = UNCTAD

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Algeria / Angola / Australia / Azerbaijan / Bangladesh / Belgium / Bolivia / Brazil / Cambodia / Canada / Chad / Chile / China / Colombia / Ecuador / El Salvador / Gabon / Guatemala / India / Indonesia / Iran / Iraq / Italy / Lsotho / Liberia / Mexico

NOTE (GENERAL): Havana charter; ICESCR; ICCPR; Declaration on fundamental prinicples and rights at work; CAT; CRC; Refugee convention; Declaration on the right to development;

 
10. Bell, Daniel A. : The ethical dilemmas of international human rights and humanitarian NGO's, 2004
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial

The ethical dilemmas of international human rights and humanitarian NGO's : reflections on a dialogue between practitioners and theorists / Bell, Daniel A. ; Carens, Joseph H.

REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Human rights quarterly : vol. 26; no. 2., p. 330-374. - Baltimore, Maryland : The John Hopkins U. P., 2004. - ISSN 0275-0392

LANGUAGE: ENG

INDEX WORDS:
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet
* humanitär rätt = humanitarian law = humanitaarinen oikeus
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = AMnesty International
* etik = ethics = etiikka

URL http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/human_rights_quarterly/toc/hrq26.2.html (full text)

 
11. Pérez Solla, Maria Fernanda : Enforced disappearances in international human rights, 2006
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

Enforced disappearances in international human rights / Pérez Solla, Maria Fernanda, v, 241 p.. - Jefferson, NC : McFarland, 2006.

ISBN 0-7864-2325-0

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: Contents:. 1. The Notion of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances. 2. The Rights Violated. 3. The Right to Life. 4. The Right to Liberty and Security of the Person. 5. The Right to Humane Treatment. 6. The Right to Recognition as a Person before the Law. 7. The Right to Know the Truth. 8. Specific Questions Related to Children’s Rights. 9. The Right to a Remedy (I): Access to Justice. 10. The Right to a Remedy (II): Reparation to Victims of Enforced Disappearances. 11. The Right to a Remedy (III): Access to Factual Information Concerning the Violations. 12. Conclusions: The Need for a Comprehensive and Coherent Framework of Prevention and Protection in Cases of Enforced Disappearances.

INDEX WORDS:
* ofrivilliga försvinnanden = enforced disappearances = pakotettu katoaminen
* rätt till liv = right to life = oikeus elämään
* rätt till frihet och säkerhet = right to liberty and security = oikeus vapauteen ja turvallisuuteen
* barnets rättigheter = rights of the child = lapsen oikeudet
* barn = children = lapset
* rättsfall/rättspraxis = cases/case law = oikeustapaukset/oikeuskäytäntö
* internationella domstolar = international courts = kansainväliset tuomioistuimet
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International

NOTE (GENERAL): ECHR, ICCPR, ACHPR, ACHR, CAT, CERD, CRC, ICESCR

URL http://www.mcfarlandpub.com/book-2.php?isbn=0-7864-2325-0

 
12. Martens, Kerstin : NGOs and the United Nations, 2005
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph

NGOs and the United Nations : institutionalization, professionalization and adaptation / Martens, Kerstin, xv, 199 p.. - Hampshire : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

ISBN 1-4039-9284-3

LANGUAGE: ENG

ABSTRACT: Contents:. PART 1: NGOS, INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS AND THE UN SYSTEM: INTRODUCTORY OBSERVATIONS:. NGO Participation in Global Affairs. Theoretical Approaches to NGO-IGO Relations. Contributions of this Study. Organization of the Book. PART 2: NGO INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTO THE UN SYSTEM: THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK:. Current Theoretical Approaches to NGO-IGO Relations. NGOs in the UN System. PART 3: ACTIVITIES IN THE UN CONTEXT: CHANGING PATTERNS OF INTERACTION:. NGO Activities with the UN and New Opportunities for Interaction. Exploring Individual Cases of NGOs and their Activities with the UN. PART 4: REPRESENTATION AND REPRESENTATIVES TO THE UN: INSTITUTIONALIZATION AS AN INTERNAL FACTOR:. General Observations about NGO Representation to the UN. Exploring Individual Cases of NGO Representation to the UN. PART 5: ACCREDITATION TO THE UN THROUGH RULES AND REGULATIONS: INSTIUTIONALIZATION AS AN EXTERNAL DEMAND:. General Observations on Consultative Status of NGOs at the UN. Single Cases and their Consultative Status at the UN under Examination. PART 6: NGOS IN THE UN SYSTEM AND BEYOND: FINAL REMARKS:. Conceptualization and Theoretical Frame. Adjustments in NGO Patterns of Activity with the UN. NGO Representation and Representatives. Rules and Regulations for NGO Accreditation at the UN Level. Contribution of this Study and Future Prospects.

INDEX WORDS:
* FN = UN = YK
* NGO = NGO = NGO
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International

URL http://www.palgrave.com/products/Catalogue.aspx?is=1403992843

 
13. Bamgbose, Oluyemisi : Towards the global abolition of the death penalty, 2007
 

BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial

Towards the global abolition of the death penalty : comparing the criminal laws in the United States of America and Nigeria / Bamgbose, Oluyemisi

REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): East African journal of peace & human rights : vol. 13; no. 1., p. 30-53. - Kampala : Makerere University. Human Rights and Peace Center, 2007. - ISSN 1021-8858

LANGUAGE: ENG

INDEX WORDS:
* dödsstraff = death penalty = kuolemanrangaistus
* strafflag = criminal law = rikoslaki
* Amnesty International = Amnesty International = Amnesty International
* FN = UN = YK
* sharia-lag = sharia law = sharia-laki
* mänskliga rättigheter = human rights = ihmisoikeudet

GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Nigeria / USA

NOTE (GENERAL): CRC; UDHR; ICCPR


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