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International Human Rights Law

By: Olivier De Schutter

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International Human Rights Law

By: Olivier De Schutter

Fully updated to cover topics such as climate change, trade and business activities, while retaining the original style and structure.

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International Human Rights Law

Cases, Materials, Commentary

By: Olivier De Schutter

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International Human Rights Law

Cases, Materials, Commentary

By: Olivier De Schutter

How do you keep students motivated when their perception of a subject conflicts with the reality of its academic study? International human rights law, unquestionably an exciting field, is also complex and demanding. In his breakthrough textbook, De Schutter focuses on international human rights law as global legal system, rather than as a collection of different (though related) rights, giving it relevance and immediacy. Drawing on cases and materials from a wide range of sources, it shows how human rights law is used as a tool to address contemporary issues such as counter-terrorism, global poverty and religious diversity. Materials are organised thematically, allowing readers to make comparisons and connections between different legal treaties and systems. Students can also easily assess how human rights are protected under domestic and international laws. The law is placed in context throughout, ensuring full understanding of why laws exist and how they work.

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1139489097

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International Human Rights Law

By: Olivier De Schutter

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Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Linking Trade to Labour Rights and Environmental Standards

By: Olivier De Schutter

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Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Linking Trade to Labour Rights and Environmental Standards

By: Olivier De Schutter

In the Bretton Woods era, trade liberalization, the improvement of labour rights and working conditions, and the strengthening of environmental policies, were seen as mutually supportive. But is this always true? Can we continue to pretend to protect the rights of workers and to improve environmental protection, particularly through climate change mitigation strategies, within an agenda focused on trade liberalization? Is it credible to pursue trade policies that aim to expand the volumes of trade, without linking such policies to labour and environmental standards, seen as 'non-trade' concerns? This book asks these questions, offering a detailed analysis of whether linkage is desirable and legally acceptable under the disciplines of the World Trade Organization (WTO). It concludes that trade can work for sustainable development, but only if we see it as a means for social and environmental progress, including climate change mitigation, and if we avoid fetichizing it as an end to be pursued for its own sake.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1782257136

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9781782257134

Social Innovation in the Service of Social and Ecological Transformation

The Rise of the Enabling State

By: Olivier De Schutter,Tom Dedeurwaerdere

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Social Innovation in the Service of Social and Ecological Transformation

The Rise of the Enabling State

By: Olivier De Schutter,Tom Dedeurwaerdere

This book explores how the State can play a role as an enabler of citizens-led social innovations, to accelerate the shift to sustainable and socially just lifestyles. To meet the twin challenges of environmental degradation and the rise of inequalities, societal transformation is urgent. Most theories of social change focus either on the role of the State, on the magic of the market, or on the power of technological innovation. This book explores instead how local communities, given the freedom to experiment, can design solutions that can have a transformative impact. Change cannot rely only on central ordering by government, nor on corporations suddenly acting as responsible citizens. Societal transformation, at the speed and scope required, also should be based on the reconstitution of social capital, and on new forms of democracy emerging from collective action at the local level. The State matters of course, for the provision of both public services and of social protection, and to discipline the market, but it should also act as an enabler of citizen-led experimentation, and it should set up an institutional apparatus to ensure that collective learning spreads across jurisdictions. Corporations themselves can ensure that society taps the full potential of citizens-led social innovations: they can put their know-how, their access to finance, and their control of logistical chains in the service of such innovations, rather than focusing on shaping consumers’ tastes or even adapting to consumers’ shifting expectations. With this aim in mind, this book provides empirical evidence of how social innovations, typically developed within "niches", initially at a relatively small scale, can have society-wide impacts. It also examines the nature of the activism deployed by social innovators, and the emergence of a "do-it-yourself" form of democracy. This book will appeal to all those interested in driving societal change and social innovation to ensure a sustainable and socially just future for all.

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Routledge

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1000513912

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The Law Against War

The Prohibition on the Use of Force in Contemporary International Law

By: Olivier Corten

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The Law Against War

The Prohibition on the Use of Force in Contemporary International Law

By: Olivier Corten

Praise for previous edition: “...a comprehensive, meticulously-researched study of contemporary international law governing the use of armed force in international relations...' Andrew Garwood-Gowers, Queensland University of Technology Law Review, Volume 12(2) When this first English language edition of The Law Against War published it quickly established itself as a classic. Detailed, analytically rigorous and comprehensive, it provided an indispensable guide to the legal framework regulating the use of force. Now a decade on the much anticipated new edition brings the work up to date. It looks at new precedents arising from the Arab Spring; the struggle against the "Islamic State" in Iraq and Syria; and the conflicts in Ukraine and Yemen. It also reflects the new doctrinal debates surrounding recent state practice. Previous positions are reconsidered and in some cases revised, notably the question of consensual intervention and the very definition of force, particularly, to accommodate targeted extrajudicial executions and cyber-operations. Finally, the new edition provides detailed coverage of the concept of self-defense, reflecting recent interpretations of the International Court of Justice and the ongoing controversies surrounding its definition and interpretation.

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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1509949011

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The Benefits of Imperfection

Biology, Society, and Beyond

By: Olivier Hamant

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The Benefits of Imperfection

Biology, Society, and Beyond

By: Olivier Hamant

The cult of performance leads our society to emphasise the values of success and continuous optimisation in all areas. Slowness, redundancy and randomness are therefore negatively perceived. Olivier Hamant, in his book, reclaims them by his knowledge of biological processes. What can we learn from life sciences? While some biological mechanisms certainly boast formidable efficiency, recent advances instead highlight the fundamental role of errors, incoherence or slowness in the robustness of living organisms. Should life be considered suboptimal? To what extent could suboptimality become a counter-model to the credo of performance and control in the Anthropocene? In the face of pessimistic observations and environmental alerts, the author outlines solutions for a future that is viable and reconciled with nature. Key Features: Solidly documents with a grounding in scientific facts focusing on solutions Explores a pragmatic way towards robustness, moving the debate beyond performance, technolatry or degrowth Responds to eco-anxiety by providing an engaging and viable way forward

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CRC Press

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1040115756

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Fundamental Rights in the European Union

By: Olivier De Schutter

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Fundamental Rights in the European Union

By: Olivier De Schutter

This book is the first full-length study of the growth and current role of fundamental rights in EU law and policy. It traces the emergence of fundamental rights through the case-law of the European Court of Justice, their consolidation through the Charter and Agency of Fundamental Rights, and their impact on the external policies of the Union.

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OUP Oxford

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0199548498

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9780199548491

Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Linking Trade to Labour Rights and Environmental Standards

By: Olivier De Schutter

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Linking Trade to Labour Rights and Environmental Standards

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Hart Publishing

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1782257152

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The Escape from Poverty

Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage

By: Olivier De Schutter,Hugh Frazer,Anne-Catherine Guio,Eric Marlier

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Breaking the Vicious Cycles Perpetuating Disadvantage

By: Olivier De Schutter,Hugh Frazer,Anne-Catherine Guio,Eric Marlier

ePDF and ePUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND license. The perpetuation of poverty across generations damages lives. It weakens social cohesion and the economy and undermines environmental sustainability. This book examines why poverty is carried on from one generation to the next and what needs to be done to eradicate it. This book draws on a wide variety of sources and academic disciplines (social sciences, economics, law, community development, neuroscience and developmental psychology) along with the lived experience of people in poverty. Challenging the myths and prejudices about poverty that hinder progress, it calls for a comprehensive approach based on ensuring real equality of opportunity for all. It stresses the need to intervene early to combat child poverty and break the vicious cycles that perpetuate poverty and disadvantage.

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Policy Press

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1447370619

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Book's by Olivier De Schutter

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

International Human Rights Law

Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Social Innovation in the Service of Social and Ecological Transformation

Social Innovation in the Service of Social and Ecological Transformation

The Law Against War

The Law Against War

The Benefits of Imperfection

The Benefits of Imperfection

Fundamental Rights in the European Union

Fundamental Rights in the European Union

Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

Trade in the Service of Sustainable Development

The Escape from Poverty

The Escape from Poverty

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