Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738171303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Author: Publisher: Odile Jacob
ISBN: 2738171303
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Sex and Secularism
Author: Joan Wallach ScottPublisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691197229
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 256
Book Description
"Drawing on a wealth of scholarship by second-wave feminists and historians of religion, race, and colonialism, Scott shows that the gender equality invoked today as a fundamental and enduring principle was not originally associated with the term "secularism" when it first entered the lexicon in the nineteenth century. In fact, the inequality of the sexes was fundamental to the articulation of the separation of church and state that inaugurated Western modernity. Scott points out that Western nation-states imposed a new order of women's subordination, assigning them to a feminized familial sphere meant to complement the rational masculine realms of politics and economics. It was not until the question of Islam arose in the late twentieth century that gender equality became a primary feature of the discourse of secularism"-- Publisher's description
Religious Education at Schools in Europe
Author: Martin RothgangelPublisher: V&R Unipress
ISBN: 3847011987
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
At a time when educational issues have increasingly come to determine the social and political discourse and major reforms of the education system are being discussed and implemented, and when migration has become a significant phenomenon, contributing to changes in the religious landscape of the European continent, it is highly appropriate to focus our attention on the concrete situation regarding religious education. This volume contains – again on the basis of thirteen key questions – the countries in Southeastern Europe (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Republic of North Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, Serbia and Turkey). Beyond the all-important tasks of taking stock and making international comparisons, the aim of this book is to create a foundation for further action in the field of education, especially with regard to interfaith expertise.
NGOs in International Law
Author: Pierre-Marie DupuyPublisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1848441339
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 289
Book Description
The essays are persuasive and well-written and, all in all, the book makes an indelible contribution to the legal discourse surrounding this subject. Although the essays are presented with sufficient detail and structure for legal specialists, it would be extremely useful for lobbying practitioners. It is equally essential reading for larger NGOs who wish to improve existing partnership efforts as well as smaller NGOs in developing countries who would like to know more about the policy considerations underpinning current limitations to the NGO s role. Akima Paul, Vienna Online Journal on International Constitutional Law The increasing importance of NGOs has forced international institutions to pay attention to issues of participation and transparency. This excellent book provides comprehensive and insightful analyses of how international bodies accommodate NGOs and their concerns. It forthrightly addresses the uncertain legal status of NGOs in international law. Edith Brown Weiss, Georgetown University Law Center, US No one can deny the significance that NGOs have at the international level, or the dynamism some of them have shown in promoting change, whether in the context of the International Criminal Court or the environment, etc. This is a lively and well-informed account of the wide range of NGOs at the international level, their continuing search for status and (what is more important) access, and also of the abuses sometimes involved, e.g. with servile NGOs in the human rights field. This collection provides an important source of information about an important source of influence on our lives. James Crawford, Cambridge University, UK A timely and useful book that highlights the multi-faceted role of NGOs on the international scene and the rules and practices which have been designed to this end. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, University of Geneva, Switzerland This book offers a refreshing and well-informed approach to the contentious issues of the role, legal status and consequences of NGOs in international law. The authors provide insightful and high quality analyses of the theories, applications and realities of NGO participation in a wide range of international activity. Robert McCorquodale, University of Nottingham, UK This is a timely and important contribution. It assists in our understanding of developments that have theoretical and practical implications for the changing international legal order. Philippe Sands, University College London, UK The increasing role that NGOs play at different levels of legal relevance from treaty-making to rule implementation, and from support to judges to aid delivery calls for reconsideration of the international legal status of those organizations. This book shows that the degree of flexibility currently enjoyed by NGOs in fields as varied as human rights, the environment and the European Union development cooperation policy constitutes the best arena for all actors involved, with the consequences that the instances where more strict regulation of NGOs participation is desirable are very limited. With each chapter focusing on a different modality of NGO participation in international affairs (from formalised legal statuses to informal ways of dealing with issues of international relevance), this book will be of great interest to academics specialised in international law, political scientists, international officials working for both international organisations and non-governmental organisations, and legal practitioners (legal counsels of international organisations, lawyers and judges).
The European Court of Human Rights Between Law and Politics
Author: Jonas ChristoffersenPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199694494
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 255
Book Description
Leading scholars and practitioners cast new light on the substantial jurisprudence and ongoing political reform of the European Court of Human Rights. The analysis in this edited collection traces the development of the supranational European human rights system and provides original insights into the challenges facing the Court.
The United Nations Convention Against Torture
Author: H. DaneliusPublisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004478302
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 283
Book Description
Reports of Judgments and Decisions / Recueil Des Arrets Et Decisions Vol. 2009-IV
Author: European Court ofPublisher: Wolf Legal Publishers
ISBN: 9789462400467
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The European Court of Human Rights is an international court based in Strasbourg and is part of the Council of Europe. The Court rules on individual or inter-State applications alleging violations of the rights and freedoms set out in the European Convention on Human Rights by any of the Council's 47 Member States. The Court's case-law makes the Convention a powerful living instrument for consolidating the rule of law and democracy in Europe. Reports of Judgments and Decisions is the official series of leading cases selected by the most senior judges at the Court because of their high jurisprudential interest. Each judgment and decision is published in English and French and is preceded by a summary - including case description, keywords, and key notions - for ease of reference. The Reports are primarily designed for legal professionals, libraries, and academics. Wolf Legal Publishers is proud to present the Reports of Judgments and Decisions series, formerly published by Carl Heymanns Verlag. Each volume contains a series of cases or extracts of cases, preceded by a summary prepared by the Registry. Each summary contains a case description, keywords, and key notions, in addition to the facts of the case and the Court's main findings. Cases will continue to be presented in five or six volumes published every year, accompanied by an index listing them, both alphabetically (by applicant and by respondent State) and analytically (by Article(s) of the European Convention on Human Rights). *** Volume 2009-IV contains the following select reports/cases: Verein gegen Tierfabriken Schweiz (VgT) * Enea * Manole and Others * Kimlya and Others * Appel-Irrgang and Others (Series: Reports of Judgments and Decisions)
Third-party Interventions Before the European Court of Human Rights
Author: Nicole BürliPublisher:
ISBN: 9781780684611
Category : Amici curiae
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This book is the first comprehensive and empirical analysis of all cases of the European Court of Human Rights from 1979 to 2016 to which third-party interventions by non-governmental organizations, member states and individuals were made. It particularly assesses the role and influence of interest groups in the decision-making of the Court.
Dimensions of the Sacred
Author: Ninian SmartPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520207776
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
"Dimensions of the Sacred is arguably one of the most comprehensive and readable accounts of religion that we have had in the past thirty years. Not only does it provide a rich analysis of religious experience, but he also includes much that has been overlooked by other interpreters of the world's religions."--Richard D. Hecht, coauthor of The Sacred Texts of the World
Religious Education
Author: Ednan AslanPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 3658216778
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
The authors of this volume examine theory and practice regarding past and present roles of Jewish, Christian and Islamic religious education in nurturing tolerance, interpreted as mutual respect for and recognition of other groups, in Eastern (Albania, Bulgaria, Kosovo, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro and Romania) and Western (Finland, Germany, Italy, Latvia and Spain) Europe, Israel, Nigeria and Uzbekistan. They also explore potential roles of religion and exclusivism in fostering (Islamic state, NGOs, etc.), but also averting (Islamic legal theory, authority, Sufism, etc.) radicalization, and of secular states in allowing, but also banning minority religious education in public schools.With contributions from Friedrich Schweitzer, Martin Rothgangel, Gerhard Langer, Daniela Stan, Arto Kallioniemi, Juan Ferreiro Galguera, Maria Chiara Giorda, Rossana M. Salerno, Viorica Goraş-Postică, Constantin Iulian Damian, Valentin Ilie, Dzintra Iliško, Ayman Agbaria, Zilola Khalilova, Raid al-Daghistani, Osman Taştan, Moshe Ma’oz, Adriana Cupcea, Muhamed Ali, Rüdiger Lohlker and Dele Ashiru. The Editors Ednan Aslan is the Chair of Islamic Theological studies at the University of Vienna where he is a Professor for Islamic Education. Margaret Rausch is scholar, researcher and university instructor in the field of Islamic and Religious Studies.