TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RIGHTS»
The term «rights» is very widely used and occupies the
219 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «RIGHTS»
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rights.
I'm a civil rights attorney. I'm a victim rights attorney.
What are we having this liberty for? We are having this liberty in order to reform our social system, which is full of inequality, discrimination and other things, which conflict with our fundamental rights.
I have encountered riotous mobs and have been hung in effigy, but my motto is: Men's rights are nothing more. Women's rights are nothing less.
Where the people possess no authority, their rights obtain no respect.
Judge Roberts has assured me personally that he has a healthy respect for precedent and the hard-won rights of Americans.
Human rights, of course, must include the right to religious freedom, understood as the expression of a dimension that is at once individual and communitarian - a vision that brings out the unity of the person while clearly distinguishing between the dimension of the citizen and that of the believer.
All men equal in rights and duties, all men equally responsible for the destiny of mankind - what a dream!
As long as enough people can be frightened, then all people can be ruled. That is how it works in a democratic system and mass fear becomes the ticket to destroy rights across the board.
The political Right likes to champion individual rights and individual liberty, but it has also worked to enforce morality in relation to abortion, gambling, and homosexuality.
For centuries, the world has heard the oppressed, the downtrodden and the vulnerable cry out for their freedoms, for their rights and for a chance to emerge from the shadows of the tyranny and bloodshed that they had lived with.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RIGHTS»
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rights in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
rights and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Human
Rights as Politics and Idolatry:
"These essays make a splendid book. Ignatieff's lectures are engaging and vigorous; they also combine some rather striking ideas with savvy perceptions about actual domestic and international politics.
Michael Ignatieff, Amy Gutmann, 2001
What are rights? What rights do we have? Why do we have them? What difference does having rights make? These are some of the questions that this book tries to answer.
3
World Poverty and Human
Rights
Thomas Pogge tries to explain how most of the population of this planet can excuse world poverty.
The essays in this volume concern the topic of legal rights, how they are related to morality, the place of rights on moral theory, and the legal recognition of rights.
Carlos Santiago Nino, 1992
5
The
Rights of Refugees under International Law
This book presents the first comprehensive analysis of the human rights of refugees as set by the UN Refugee Convention.
6
Rights: A Critical Introduction
In this comprehensive introduction, Tom Campbell introduces and critically examines the key philosophical debates about rights.
7
Mobilizing for Human
Rights: International Law in Domestic ...
Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analysis and case studies that the ratification of treaties generally leads to better human rights practices.
8
Animal
Rights and Wrongs
If so, what duties?These are myariad other issues are discussed in this brilliantly argued book, published in association with the leading think-tank Demos.Why are animal-rights groups so keen to protect the rights of badgers and foxes but ...
Niamh Reilly explores the emergence of transnational, UN-oriented feminist advocacy for women's human rights, especially over the past three decades and identifies the main feminist influences that have shaped the movement.
10
Contracting for Property
Rights
In this book the author examines the problems encountered in negotiations among claimants and the political and economic considerations that influence property rights arrangements.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RIGHTS»
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rights is used in the context of the following news items.
Obama lectures Kenyan president on gay rights
Many Kenyan leaders had encouraged Obama not to discuss gay rights on his first trip to the country as President. But Obama equated legalized discrimination ... «CNN, Jul 15»
What are your rights during a traffic stop -- and is it wise to exercise …
(CNN) No one can know what went through Sandra Bland's mind when she was pulled over last week for what a Texas police officer later said was her failure to ... «CNN, Jul 15»
Graphic: Your rights during police encounters
Following conversations about the nature of a confrontation between a Texas state officer and motorist Sandra Bland, questions have yet again been raised ... «USA TODAY, Jul 15»
Colombia: Top Brass Linked to Extrajudicial Executions
A Human Rights Watch analysis of Attorney General's Office data shows that prosecutors have identified more than 180 battalions and other tactical units ... «Human Rights Watch, Jun 15»
Terror suspect's tag 'violates his human rights'
Lawyers for the suspected extremist, who lives in this country, successfully argued that it breached the European Convention on Human Rights because the ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»
David Cameron: I'll fix human rights 'mess'
Prime minister David Cameron has vowed to put right the "complete mess" of Britain's human rights laws, on the 800th anniversary of Magna Carta. He told the ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
Tory plans will destroy human rights across Europe, warns Dominic …
Dominic Grieve QC acknowledged that fears over the European human rights court's influence dated back to the time of its creation. Photograph: Lewis Whyld/ ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
Egypt: Year of Abuses Under al-Sisi
(Beirut) – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi of Egypt has presided over the flagrant abuse of human rights since taking office a year ago pledging to restore stability. «Human Rights Watch, Jun 15»
How the Human Rights Act escaped the Tory axe
In her speech formally opening the new session of Parliament, the Queen announced the government would "bring forward proposals for a British Bill of Rights”. «Telegraph.co.uk, May 15»
Yemen: Cluster Munitions Harm Civilians
(Sanaa) – Banned cluster munitions have wounded civilians including a child in attacks in Houthi-controlled territory in northern Yemen. Human Rights Watch ... «Human Rights Watch, May 15»
