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HUMAN RIGHTS AND CAPITALISM
A MULTIDISCIPLINARY PERSPECTIVE ON GLOBALISATION
Edited by Janet Dine, Director, Centre for Commercial Law Studies, Queen Mary College, University of London, UK and Andrew Fagan, Human Rights Centre, University of Essex, UK
Human Rights and Capitalism brings together two important facets of the globalisation debate and examines the complex relationship between human rights, property rights and capitalist economies.
Human rights issues have become increasingly important in this debate and their place as harbingers of justice or as an instrument of oppression is fiercely contended. Both sides of this issue are considered in the contributions to this book and the complex relationships between human rights, human dignity and capitalist economies are the themes running throughout the work. Appearing at a time when these issues are a subject of extreme controversy, this book is distinguished by its balanced and academic approach. In three sections, the work first of all deals with theoretical and philosophical issues, exploring tensions between capitalism and human rights. The second section considers more specific problems relating to the trading regime, which have significant impacts on human rights, and the final section considers human rights and capitalism in a South American context.
This is an interdisciplinary exploration of the tensions which occur in the modern globalised trading regime between capitalism and the attainment of universal human rights. It will be of interest to scholars interested in the globalisation debate, as well as economists, lawyers, philosophers and political scientists.
Contents: Introduction Part I: Conceptual Debates Part II: Secific Issues
6. Managing Globalisation: UK Initiatives and a Nigerian Perspective Part
III: Focus on South America Index
Contributors: S. Anderman, 'G. Bamodu, M. Blecher, F. Brennan, J. Dine,
A. Fagan, M. Freeman, P. Hunt, R. Kariyawasam, T. Landman, S. Leader, S.
Michalowski, T. Sorell, S. Walker
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CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS LAW AND PRACTICE
ANDREA WOELKE
The Civil Partnership Act 2004 provides a framework for establishing a new kind of recognised relationship between same-sex couples with most of the rights, responsibilities and other consequences of marriage. For the first time this will enable couples to have their relationships recognised and to acquire legal and financial rights and protections as civil partners. The Act comes into force on 5 December 2005.
This comprehensive, practical guide will be invaluable for all practitioners in England and Wales who advise same-sex partners in family, private client and other areas of the law. It outlines all the key areas of the new regime:
formation and registration
dissolution
financial consequences
children and other rights and responsibilities.
With practical checklists and flow-charts it covers all the areas practitioners need to be aware of including tax and tax planning, pensions, social security, immigration and housing. The accompanying CD-ROM ensures swift access to the Act and all the key Statutory Instruments.
About the Author
Andrea Woelke is principal solicitor at Alternative Family Law in London. He is Chairman of the Lesbian and Gay Lawyers Association and the LAGLA Civil Partnership Working Group and has been closely involved in the development of this new piece of legislation. He is a Resolution Accredited Specialist for Cohabitation, European and International Family Law and Child Abduction and a Collaborative Family Lawyer.
With contributions by Bridget Garrood, Anne McMurdie, Barry O·Leary, Keith Puttick and Julian Washington.
Contents
1. Overview of the new law; 2. Structure of the Act; 3. Registration of
a civil partnership; 4. Dissolution of a civil partnership; 5. Gender recognition;
6. Finance: property and assets; 7. Civil partners and children; 8. International
aspects; 9. Pensions and entitlement; 10. Social security, tax credits and
child support; 11. Immigration; 12. Housing; 13. Will, intestacy, tax and
tax planning; Appendices.
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Claudio Corradetti, Human Rights in Europe
Human rights in Europe - Theory and Practice
Series - Cosmopolis
Price - € 14,00
Pages - 160
ISBN - 88-6083-001-X
Year - 2006
Language - English
How have human rights been affirmed in Europe? Which traditions and historical
facts have influenced the production of constitutional and international
documents determining the content of human rights? Starting from a reconstructive
perspective, this book offers a multifaceted vision of how human rights
can be understood today in Europe. Thus, it becomes clear that a complex
web of disciplines, themes and methodologies is necessary in order to elaborate
possible policy indications regarding current international political challenges.
Claudio Corradetti (MA Lond., LLM Athens) was a researcher in Human Rights
at the European Public Law Centre of Athens and has taught Philosophy of
Human Rights for the European Regional Master of Human Rights in Sarajevo
and has been nominated permanent member of Trinity College (Oxford). He
is currently a research visiting at the European University Institute (Florence),
and an examiner in Political Philosophy at LUISS University (Rome) and Human
Rights at the University of Urbino. He has published (co-Author) Oltre lo
"scontro di civiltà": compatibilità culturale e
caso islamico (Quaderni Fondazione Olivetti); I Diritti Fondamentali nel
Costituzionalismo Europeo ("Filosofia e Questioni Pubbliche",
Il Saggiatore).
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