II Acquisitions
| Published date | 01 September 2006 |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934410602400315 |
| Date | 01 September 2006 |
| Subject Matter | Part D: Documentation |
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II ACQUISITIONS
Enforced Disappearances in International Human Rights / Marı
´a Fernanda Pe
´rez Solla.
– Jefferson: McFarland, 2006. – 241 p.
ISBN: 0-7864-2325-0
This volume provides a legal investigation of involuntary disappearances as defined by
national and international law. Beginning with a detailed discussion of what
constitutes an enforced disappearance, it goes on to consider how various
international organisations such as the United Nations view this problem. Enforced
disappearances are examined as a violation of internationally defined basic rights such
as the right to personal freedom, the right to protection against torture and the right to
a judicial remedy. Viewpoints of the Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the
European System of Protection are scrutinised with special consideration regarding
the international laws applicable to the problem. The availability (or lack thereof) of
restitution and compensation for material damage, mental and physical anguish, and
loss of opportunity is also addressed. Finally, the work considers the need for a
comprehensive and coherent framework when dealing with enforced disappearances.
European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation: awarded thesis of the
academic year 2003/2004 / Ana Raquel Bardou ... [et al.]. – Venice: Marsilio, 2005. –
511 p.
ISBN: 88-317-8825-6
This volume contains the five awarded theses of the academic year 2003/2004 of the
European Master’s Degree in Human Rights and Democratisation. The titles of the
theses are: Life imprisonment: the paradox of the ICC, by Ana Raquel Bardou; From
the Europe of Auschwitz to the Europe of Strasbourg, and beyond, by Thomas D.
Barrett; The responsibility of international organisations: taking human rights
seriously? by Jochen De Vylder; Towards justice in Rwanda, by Margaret Christine
McGowan-Smyth; Marketing human rights, by Sara Melkko.
The Global Struggle for Human Rights: universal principles in world politics / Debra L.
DeLaet. – Toronto: Thomson, 2006. – xvi, 248 p.
ISBN: 0-543-63572-5
This book combines coverage of human rights in relation to gender equity, feminist
perspectives, and sexual orientation with the theme of a universal perspective on
human rights that is sensitive to cultural differences and diversity among and within
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