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Crime and Human Rights
Stephen Parmentier (Ed.)
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Description for Crime and Human Rights
Hardback. This book addresses major developments in a systematic way, from the perspective of criminology and sociology, by looking at several types of crimes, old and new, from the angle of human rights and human rights violations. It highlights the influence of the human rights paradigm on parts of the justice system in North America, Europe and elsewhere. Editor(s): Parmentier, Stephen; Weitekamp, Elmar G. M.; Deflem, Mathieu. Series: Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance. Num Pages: 284 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JKV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 161 x 237 x 26. Weight in Grams: 548.
Over the past decades, human rights have gained an increasing significance in law, politics and society, at the national and the international level. According to the American scholar Louis Henkin, human rights have become the paradigm of our time, thereby displacing previous paradigms such as religion and socialism. The criminal justice system has not been immune to this rapid rise of human rights. In the past two decades, considerable attention has been paid to the rules of due process for suspects and offenders, during criminal proceedings and in situations of detention.In recent years, the rights of victims have gained more ... Read more
Over the past decades, human rights have gained an increasing significance in law, politics and society, at the national and the international level. According to the American scholar Louis Henkin, human rights have become the paradigm of our time, thereby displacing previous paradigms such as religion and socialism. The criminal justice system has not been immune to this rapid rise of human rights. In the past two decades, considerable attention has been paid to the rules of due process for suspects and offenders, during criminal proceedings and in situations of detention.In recent years, the rights of victims have gained more ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Emerald Publishing Limited
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Series
Sociology of Crime, Law & Deviance
Condition
New
Weight
547g
Number of Pages
284
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780762313068
SKU
V9780762313068
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99-50
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