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Activating Human Rights

by Elisabeth Porter (Volume editor) Baden Offord (Volume editor)
©2006 Conference proceedings VIII, 286 Pages

Summary

This book is based on papers originally presented at the international conference ‘Activating Human Rights and Diversity’ held in Australia in 2003. It advances a powerful and convincing affirmation of the importance of human rights in the twenty-first century and explores the vital connections between the theory and practice of human rights. It asks what kind of vision for humanity is necessary, given the harsh realities and challenges of the twenty-first century. Through a range of perspectives – reconciliation, refugees, women, indigenous issues, same-sex sexualities, conflict resolution, environmental degradation, political freedoms and disability – this collection highlights the fact that the survival of humanity depends on our ability to connect a vision with the reality of activating human rights.

Details

Pages
VIII, 286
Publication Year
2006
ISBN (Softcover)
9783039105090
Language
English
Keywords
Activism Conflict Resolution Amnesty for thruth Menschenrechtspolitik Reclaiming civility Kongress 2005 Democratisation
Published
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2006. VIII, 286 pp.

Biographical notes

Elisabeth Porter (Volume editor) Baden Offord (Volume editor)

The Editors: Elisabeth Porter is INCORE Research Director. INCORE (International Conflict Research) is a joint project of the United Nations University and the University of Ulster. Baden Offord teaches Cultural Studies in the School of Arts, and is Director of the Centre for Law, Politics and Culture at Southern Cross University, Australia.

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