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Über Menschenwürde
Springer 2012; US$ 31.99Die unantastbare und unteilbare W rde der menschlichen Person zu sch tzen und zu achten: Das ist der heute weltweit anerkannte Anspruch, vor dem staatliche Gewalt sich zu legitimieren hat. Im Zeichen dieses Anspruchs ist die ethische Begr ndung politischen Handelns unabl sbar von der Beantwortung der Frage: Was ist der Mensch? Die Antwort auf diese... more...
125 jaar Marx
Amsterdam University Press 2008; US$ 18.75Karl Marx overleed in 1883. Zijn naam was tot 1989 verbonden aan regimes die hun achterstand op de westerse wereld probeerden in te halen. Zij koppelden de naam van Marx aan die van hun eigen leiders en claimden het alleenrecht op het marxistische gedachtegoed.Marx had zich echter altijd verzet tegen het gebruik van zijn naam voor een isme. Hij wilde... more...
>Natur<, Naturrecht und Geschichte
Universitätsverlag Winter 2012; US$ 71.17Hauptbeschreibung Der interdisziplinäre Sammelband versucht, die spannungsreiche Auseinandersetzung mit den Kategorien der >Natur Naturrechts Geschichte< in der Neuzeit (1600-1900) zu rekonstruieren. Im Zentrum des Interesses steht das naturrechtliche Denken als Ort interdisziplinärer Fundamentalreflexion. Die Einzelstudien befassen sich mit der... more...
Achieving Human Rights
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 37.50Richard Falk once again captures our attention with a nuanced analysis of what we need to do - at the personal level as well as state actions - to refocus our pursuit of human rights in a post-9/11 world. From democratic global governance, to the costs of the Iraq War, the preeminent role of the United States in the world order to the role of individual... more...
Activating Human Rights and Peace
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2012; US$ 99.95Using a diverse cross-section of case studies, Activating Human Rights and Peace argues that we need to appreciate that cultivating a human rights and peace consciousness is choice-less. There is a moral imperative to engender and sustain an ethical praxis that is motivated by a concern and commitment for how we live with each other. In doing so, we... more...
Advances in Political Economy
Springer 2013; US$ 139.99This book presents latest research in the field of Political Economy, dealing with the integration of economics and politics and the way institutions affect social decisions. The focus is on innovative topics such as an institutional analysis based on case studies; the influence of activists on political decisions; new techniques for analyzing elections,... more...
The Aesthetics of Free Speech
Palgrave Macmillan 2003; US$ 130.00The Aesthetics of Free Speech: Rethinking the Public Sphere is one of the first books to theoretically explore the relationship between free speech and the public sphere. By drawing upon Marxist theory the author, John Michael Roberts, demonstrates how liberal theorists frequently construct an abstract aesthetic of 'rational', 'cultivated' and 'competent'... more...
Africa's ICT Infrastructure
World Bank Publications 2011; US$ 19.99Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have been a remarkable success in Africa. In just 10 yearsdating from the end of the 1990smobile network coverage rose from 16 percent to 90 percent of the urban population and by 2009 nearly half of Africas rural population was also living within range of a mobile network. Large-scale... more...
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Cambridge University Press 2008; US$ 54.00A comprehensive appraisal of the African human rights system. more...
The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights
Cambridge University Press 2002; US$ 121.00Collaborators to this volume include experts involved in the implementation of the Charter - commissioners, NGOs and academics. Chapters cover the reporting system, the Commission's interpretation of different rights, and prospects for the African Court on Human and People's Rights. Of interest to lawyers for government and non-governmental organizations,... more...









