Fear of persecution : global human rights, international law, and human well-being / edited by James D. White and Anthony J. Marsella.

Publication:

Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, c2007.

Format/Description:

Book
vi, 295 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subjects:

Refugees -- International cooperation.
Human rights -- International cooperation.
Humanitarian assistance.
Humanitarian intervention.

Contents:

Introduction : fear of persecution / James D. White
The global crisis of internal displacement / Roberta Cohen
Paradigm shifts in the international responses to refugees / Bill Frelick
Refugees' human right to adequate food / George Kent
The evolving role of relief organizations in human rights and protection / Richard J. Brennan, Gerald Martone
Culture and human rights / Harry Minas
A Confucian perspective on human rights / Weiming Tu
Institutionalizing human rights in the militaries of the emerging democracies : the case of Peru / Jeffrey F. Addicott
History and foundations for refugee security, health, and well-being under international law / Ved P. Nanda
Government-sanctioned torture and international law : a survivor's perspective / Sister Dianna Ortiz
The fundamental human right to prosecution and compensation / Jon M. Van Dyke
Why we need diagnostic and therapeutic tools for war crimes : a blind spot in international humanitarian law / Michael H. Hoffman
Understanding genocide : beyond remembrance or denial / Rebecca Knuth
Post-conflict healing and reconstruction for peace : the power of social mobilization / Michael G. Wessells
Afterword : to forgive and forget? / Brien Hallet.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contributor:

White, James D. (James Daniel)
Marsella, Anthony J.

ISBN:

0739115650 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780739115657 (cloth : alk. paper)
0739115669 (pbk. : alk. paper)
9780739115664 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

71329859

Online:

Table of contents only
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0620/2006029785.html

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