Overview

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Seventy: A Review of Successes and Challenges celebrates the seventieth anniversary of the Declaration and provides an analysis of how it has contributed to the protection of human rights globally. It also identifies and discusses a number of the challenges to the realisation of rights set out in the instrument. The chapters, authored by academics and practitioners in the field of human rights, provide insights into the drafting of the UDHR, human rights activism, the rights protected by the instrument, as well as the relationship between the Declaration and other human rights protective mechanisms.

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Author:   Noelle Higgins ,  Amina Adanan ,  David M Doyle ,  Michael Doherty
Publisher:   Clarus Press Ltd
Imprint:   Clarus Press Ltd
ISBN:  

9781911611301

ISBN 10:   1911611305
Pages:   250
Publication Date:   16 December 2019
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Primary & secondary/elementary & high school ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Chapter 1: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights as Customary International Law, Amina Adanan Chapter 2: Implementing Universal Declaration of Human Rights Standards through the Universal Periodic Review Mechanism, Noelle Higgins Chapter 3: Minority Rights and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Jean Molloy Chapter 4: How Universal is the Universal Declaration? Indigenous Peoples as a Challenge to the UDHR, Ger Maguire Chapter 5: The Rights of Workers, Keith D Ewing Chapter 6: Labour Trafficking and the Challenges of Victim Identification in Ireland: Exploring the Legacy of Article 4 UDHR, Muiread Murphy, David Doyle and Clíodhna Murphy Chapter 7: Fundamental Rights and Evolving Technologies: Considering the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at 70, Maria Helen Murphy Chapter 8: Policy Developments in Ireland: Implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Siobhan Barron Chapter 9: United Nations Targeted Sanctions and Human Rights: Challenging the Narrative, Deirdre Clancy Chapter 10: The Contemporary Threat to Civil Liberties and Human Rights Activism, Liam Herrick Chapter 11: The ‘Curious Grapevine’: 70 Years of Non-governmental Organisations in the United Nations Human Rights System, Fiona McGaughey

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Dr Noelle Higgins is an Associate Professor in Law at Maynooth University; she researches in the field of international justice. Dr Amina Adanan is Lecturer in Law in Maynooth University Law Department; she researches in the areas of international law and international criminal law. Dr David M Doyle is a Lecturer in Law at Maynooth University; he researches in the areas of legal history, criminal law, education law and intellectual property law. Michael Doherty is Professor of Law, and Head of the Law Department at Maynooth University; he researches in the area of employment law and policy.

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