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| Author | : Sheila Aikman |
| Publisher | : Oxfam |
| Total Pages | : 276 |
| Release | : 2005 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 9780855985295 |
This book combines analysis of policy and empirically based studies on gender, education, and development.
| Author | : UNESCO |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 78 |
| Release | : 2012-11-26 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 9230011177 |
| Author | : Jody Heymann |
| Publisher | : University of California Press |
| Total Pages | : 416 |
| Release | : 2020-01-14 |
| Genre | : Political Science |
| ISBN | : 0520309634 |
In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination is widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 United Nations member countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether or not these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations lag behind. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all.
| Author | : Nancy Kranich |
| Publisher | : American Library Association |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2001 |
| Genre | : Computers |
| ISBN | : 9780838908082 |
From Librarian of Congress, James Billington, to founding director of the Center for the Book, John Cole, the leading-edge information specialists of the day share their insights on the role libraries play in advancing democracy.
| Author | : Judith A. Baer |
| Publisher | : Cornell University Press |
| Total Pages | : 450 |
| Release | : 2018-03-15 |
| Genre | : Law |
| ISBN | : 1501722751 |
The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights. Judith Baer maintains, however, that in fact American judicial decisions have consistently denied individuals the form of equality to which they are legally entitled—that the courts have interpreted constitutional guarantees of equal protection in ways that undermine the original intent of Congress. In Equality under the Constitution, Baer examines the background, scope, and purpose of the Constitution’s Fourteenth Amendment and the history of its interpretation by the courts. She traces the development of the idea of equality, drawing on the Bill of Rights, Congressional records, the Civil War amendments, and other sections of the Constitution. Baer discusses many of the significant equal-protection cases decided by the Supreme Court from the time of the amendment’s ratification, including decisions on reverse discrimination, age discrimination, the rights of the disabled, and gay rights. She concludes with a theory of equality more faithful to the history, language, and spirit of the Constitution.
| Author | : UNESCO |
| Publisher | : UNESCO Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 32 |
| Release | : 2019-07-08 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : 9231003305 |
| Author | : Markus Kaltenborn |
| Publisher | : Springer Nature |
| Total Pages | : 246 |
| Release | : 2019-01-01 |
| Genre | : Climatic changes |
| ISBN | : 3030304698 |
This open access book analyses the interplay of sustainable development and human rights from different perspectives including fight against poverty, health, gender equality, working conditions, climate change and the role of private actors. Each aspect is addressed from a more human rights-focused angle and a development-policy angle. This allows comparisons between the different approaches but also seeks to close gaps which would remain if only one perspective would be at the center of the discussions. Specifically, the book shows the strong connections between human rights and the objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the United Nations in 2015. Already the preamble of this document explicitly states that "the 17 Sustainable Development Goals ... seek to realise the human rights of all". Moreover, several goals and targets of the 2030 Agenda correspond to already existing individual human rights obligations. The contributions of this volume therefore also address how the implementation of human rights and SDGs can reinforce each other, but also point to critical shortcomings of the different approaches.
| Author | : Fredman, Sandra |
| Publisher | : Policy Press |
| Total Pages | : 208 |
| Release | : 2018-06-20 |
| Genre | : Education |
| ISBN | : 1447337654 |
Thousands of children from minority and disadvantaged groups will never cross the threshold of a classroom. What can human rights contribute to the struggle to ensure that every learner is able to access high quality education? This brilliant interdisciplinary collection explores how a human rights perspective offers new insights and tools into the current obstacles to education. It examines the role of private actors, the need to hold states to account for the quality of education, how to strike a balance between religion, culture and education, the innovative responses needed to guarantee girls’ right to education and the role of courts. This unique book draws together contributors who have been deeply involved in this field from both developing and developed countries which enriches the understanding and remedial approaches to tackle current obstacles to universal education.
| Author | : Daniel R. Mandell |
| Publisher | : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Total Pages | : 329 |
| Release | : 2020-04-07 |
| Genre | : History |
| ISBN | : 1421437112 |
Informing current discussions about the growing gap between rich and poor in the United States, The Lost Tradition of Economic Equality in America is surprising and enlightening.
| Author | : William A. Darity Jr. |
| Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
| Total Pages | : 443 |
| Release | : 2022-07-27 |
| Genre | : Social Science |
| ISBN | : 1469671212 |
Racism and discrimination have choked economic opportunity for African Americans at nearly every turn. At several historic moments, the trajectory of racial inequality could have been altered dramatically. But neither Reconstruction nor the New Deal nor the civil rights struggle led to an economically just and fair nation. Today, systematic inequality persists in the form of housing discrimination, unequal education, police brutality, mass incarceration, employment discrimination, and massive wealth and opportunity gaps. Economic data indicates that for every dollar the average white household holds in wealth the average black household possesses a mere ten cents. This compelling and sharply argued book addresses economic injustices head-on and make the most comprehensive case to date for economic reparations for U.S. descendants of slavery. Using innovative methods that link monetary values to historical wrongs, William Darity Jr. and A. Kirsten Mullen assess the literal and figurative costs of justice denied in the 155 years since the end of the Civil War and offer a detailed roadmap for an effective reparations program, including a substantial payment to each documented U.S. black descendant of slavery. This new edition features a new foreword addressing the latest developments on the local, state, and federal level and considering current prospects for a comprehensive reparations program.
