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HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW
HUMAN RIGHTS AND ELECTIONS A Handbook on International Human Rights Standards on Elections
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United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Professional Training Series in Human Rights
With hundreds of references to the jurisprudence of United Nations human rights mechanisms, this handbook provides human rights and electoral practitioners with a clear picture of the close interplay between elections and international human rights law.
Feb 2022 102pp 9789211542363 Paperback US$40.00 United Nations Publications
Center for Global Development
RELIEF CHIEF A Manifesto for Saving Lives in Dire Times
Mark Lowcock Presents Mark Lowcock’s behindthe-scenes account of his experience as the world’s most senior humanitarian official - the UN Relief Chief. In his four years on the job, Lowcock coordinated the work of UN agencies, the Red Cross, and countless national and international humanitarian groups to save lives and protect the most vulnerable.
May 2022 250pp 9781944691097 Hardback US$23.99
City University of Hong Kong Press
Edited by Guobin Zhu, Mark Kielsgard & Surya Deva A one-stop resource for teaching, learning, and researching constitutional law and human rights in Hong Kong. As a handbook of teaching materials suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, it is an indispensible tool.
2021 716pp 9789629376154 Paperback US$65.00
IGI Global
eBook available ENHANCING HUMAN RIGHTS LAW LEARNING WITH MOBILE TECHNOLOGIES
Edited by Joan Lu & Stuart Toddington Explores how digital materials and the accessibility to mobile technology can enhance human rights law education. This book raises this issue to bridge the gap between technology and law in society and opens the conversation for opinion-based learning approaches in education in human rights law.
May 2022 475pp 9781799879763 Paperback US$150.00 9781799879756 Hardback US$195.00
University Press of Kansas
BEFORE BOSTOCK The Accidental LGBTQ Precedent of Price Waterhouse v. Hopkins
Jason A. Pierceson Focusing on history, courageous LGBTQ+ plaintiffs, and the careful work of legal activists, Before Bostock illustrates how the courts can expand LGBTQ+ rights when legislators are more resistant, and it adds to our understanding about contemporary judicial policymaking in the context of statutory interpretation.
Jun 2022 216pp 9780700633142 Hardback US$34.95
University of Michigan Press
LAWYERS BEYOND BORDERS Advancing International Human Rights Through Local Laws and Courts
Maria Armoudian A book about agency. About how, in the face of powerful interests and seemingly insurmountable obstacles - political, psychological, economic, geographical, and physical - a small group of lawyers and survivors navigated a terrain of daunting barriers to begin building, case-by-case, new pathways to justice for those who otherwise would have none.
2021 248pp 9780472038855 Paperback US$24.95 9780472132560 Hardback US$70.00
PEACE, PREFERENCE, AND PROPERTY Return Migration after Violent Conflict
Sandra F. Joireman Using case studies and first-person accounts from interviews and fieldwork in post-conflict settings, Peace, Preference, and Property suggests policies that would provide greater choice for displaced people in terms of property restitution and solutions to displacement.
Nov 2022 200pp 9780472039104 Paperback US$39.95 9780472133260 Hardback US$75.00
PHI Learning
HUMAN RIGHTS LAW AND PRACTICE Second Edition
Jatindra Kumar Das Emphasises the critical evaluation of contemporary human rights law and practice with special reference to India. This book evaluates the ongoing discourse on various issues relating to life, liberty, equality, and human dignity and their reflections in international human rights law.
May 2022 856pp 9788195161157 Paperback US$83.00
United Nations Publications
United Nations Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights Professional Training Series in Human Rights
Helps trainers prepare, organise and deliver a training course on Human Rights at International Borders. The course itself is a capacity-building tool for individuals working in border governance to adopt a human rights-based and genderresponsive approach to migration governance.
May 2022 254pp 9789211542318 Paperback US$40.00
West Academic
CASES AND MATERIALS ON SEXUALITY, GENDER IDENTITY, AND THE LAW Seventh Edition
Carlos A. Ball et al American Casebook Series
This casebook on the law of sexual orientation and gender identity weaves interdisciplinary perspectives into the up-to-date coverage of a rapidly changing legal landscape. It provides comprehensive coverage of the range of legal issues concerning LGBTQ persons, along with scholarly commentary on these issues.
Jun 2022 867pp 9781636591469 Hardback US$245.00 West Academic Publishing
INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS Third Edition
Linda A. Malone Black Letter Outlines
Books in this series are designed to help a law student recognise and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course. They can be used both as a study aid when preparing for classes and as a review of the subject matter when studying for an examination.
