Now in its third edition Human Rights & Social Work explores how the principles of human rights inform contemporary social work practice Jim Ife considers the implications of social work's traditional Enlightenment heritage & the possibilities of 'post-Enlightenment' practice in a way that is accessible direct & engaging The world has changed significantly since the publication of the first edition in 2000 & this book is situated firmly within the context of present-day debates concerns & crises Ife covers the importance of relating human rights to the non-human world as well as the consequences of political & ecological uncertainty Featuring examples further readings & a glossary readers are able to identify & investigate the important issues & questions arising from human rights & social work Now more than ever Human Rights & Social Work is an indispensable resource for students scholars & practitioners alike ...

How can we make sense of human rights in China's authoritarian system? In this insightful book China law expert Eva Pils offers a nuanced account of this contentious area examining human rights as a set of social practices involving a variety of actors including officials of the system & civil society actors Drawing on a wide range of resources including years of interaction with Chinese human rights defenders Pils discusses sources of human rights violations as well as institutional avenues of protection & social practices of human rights defence Three central areas are given special attention liberty & integrity of the person & the right not to be tortured; freedom of thought & expression; & inequality & socio-economic rights Pils argues that the Party-State system is inherently opposed to human rights principles in all these areas Yet civil society actors have developed social practices of human rights advocacy whose political significance is not entirely dependent on the Party-State Despite authoritarianism's lengthening shadows China's human rights movement has so far proved resourceful & resilient & the trajectories discussed in this book will continue to shape ongoing struggles ...

This highly acclaimed textbook provides law students with a thorough introduction to the Human Rights Act 1998 its background how it came to be passed & the mass of case law that has followed it The authors discuss the particular rights the Act embodies including the law's response to terrorism Combining broad topic coverage with an engaging writing style Hoffman & Rowe provide an outstanding platform for students wishing to gain an in-depth & critical understanding of this contemporary contentious & constantly evolving area of law ...

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue Indeed human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally & must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly This Very Short Introduction in its second edition brings the issue of human rights up to date considering the current controversies surrounding the movement Discussing torture & arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism Andrew Clapham also considers new challenges to human rights in the context of privacy equality & the right to health Looking at the philosophical justification for rights the historical origins of human rights & how they are formed in law Clapham explains what our human rights actually are what they might be & where the human rights movement is heading ABOUT THE SERIES The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly Our expert authors combine facts analysis perspective new ideas & enthusiasm to make interesting & challenging topics highly readable ...

Human Rights Politics & Practice is the most comprehensive most topical & most student-friendly introduction to human rights Bringing together a range of international experts including political scientists philosophers lawyers & policy-makers the book provides students with a broad range of perspectives on the theoretical & practical issues in this constantly evolving field In addition to in-depth theoretical content the book also features unrivalled coverage of human rights issues in practice with a wide range of case studies to explore concrete examples from around the world The third edition has been brought fully up-to-date with the most recent events & latest research developments in the area Two new chapters have been added one on religion & human rights & one on sexual orientation & gender identity & human rights introducing students to these important topics & expanding the theoretical & practical discussion of issues of universalism & relativism The new edition also features a range of carefully developed pedagogical features to aid student learning encourage critical analysis & challenge students to question their own assumptions The book is accompanied by an Online Resource Centre to enhance students' learning & provide valuable support for lecturers For students
- Revise key terms with a flashcard glossary
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- Use carefully selected web links as a first step towards independent research For registered lecturers
- Enhance your seminars with a specially developed active learning exercise
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Written by LEN WEIN & others Art by BRUNO REDONDO & others Cover by LEE BERMEJO Based on the hit series from Warner Bros TV airing on FOX this 6-issue miniseries pits Christopher Chance against global organized crime! After Chance is hired to protect a highly placed informant & collect evidence around Europe every assassin & goon from Paris to Prague starts aiming for the Human Target! ...

Written by Peter Milligan Art by Edvin Biukovic & Javier Pulido Cover by Tim Bradstreet Collecting the Vertigo title that inspired the upcoming Fox TV series! Christopher Chance makes his living by turning himself into a human target A master of disguise he cunningly takes on the appearance & persona of men & women with contracts out against them But when a routine assignment to impersonate an African-American minister with a bounty on his head goes south Chance finds himself caught between a lethal assassin & a vicious gang war After the assignment changes his life completely Chance&s next adventure takes him into the world of Hollywood as he impersonates an aging actor to find a missing boy & flirts with the idea of leaving his dangerous life behind him This volume collects the original 4-issue Vertigo HUMAN TARGET miniseries with art by Edvin Biukovic along with the follow-up standalone 96-page HUMAN TARGET FINAL CUT OGN with art by Javier Pulido (ROBIN YEAR ONE) Advance-solicited; on sale January 13 o 200 pg FC 1499 US o MATURE READERS ...

As young boys both Jacques Rebiere & Thomas Midwinter become fascinated with trying to understand the human mind As psychiatrists their quest takes them from the squalor of the Victorian lunatic asylum to the crowded lecture halls of the renowned Professor Charcot in Paris; from the heights of the Sierra Madre in California to the plains of unexplored Africa As the concerns of the old century fade & the First World War divides Europe the two men's volatile relationship develops & changes but is always tempered by one exceptional woman; Thomas's sister Sonia Moving & challenging in equal measure Human Traces explores the question of what kind of beings men & women really are ...

The story of five individuals who spend the week working in mundane jobs waiting for the weekend Then they find themselves in a world of parties pubs & clubs An outlook on nineties youth culture Soundtrack by Fat Boy Slim Armand Van Helden Orbital & Underworld mixed by Pete Tong ...

Top ten Sunday Times Bestseller Engaging ambitious & creative' Guardian Where are we? Are we alone? Who are we? Why are we here? What is our future? Human Universe tackles some of the greatest questions that humans have asked to try & understand the very nature of ourselves & the Universe in which we live Through the endless leaps of human minds it explores the extraordinary depth of our knowledge today & where our curiosity may lead us in the future With groundbreaking insight it reveals how time physics & chemistry came together to create a creature that can wonder at its own existence blessed with an unquenchable thirst to discover not just where it came from but how it can think where it is going & if it is alone Accompanies the acclaimed BBC TV series ...