While human rights have been enjoying unprecedented salience, the concept of the citizen has been significantly challenged. Rising ethical concerns, the calling into question of state sovereignty, and the consolidation of the human rights regime, have all contributed to a shift in focus: from an exc
Human rights, or citizenship?
β Scribed by Paulina Tambakaki
- Publisher
- Birkbeck Law Press
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 169
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
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