The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Title | The Universal Declaration of Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | William A. Schabas |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 4171 |
Release | 2013-04-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1139619624 |
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.
United Nations Yearbook of the International Law Commission
Title | United Nations Yearbook of the International Law Commission PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations. International Law Commission |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1956 |
Genre | International law |
ISBN |
Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula
Title | Astronomy in the Iberian Peninsula PDF eBook |
Author | José Chabás |
Publisher | American Philosophical Society |
Pages | 222 |
Release | 2000 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 9780871699022 |
Abraham Zacut (1452-1515) of Salamanca was an outstanding intellectual figure in the Spanish Jewish community on the eve of the expulsion in 1492. His scientific work began in the 1470s, & continued in exile, in Portugal, N. Africa, & ultimately in Jerusalem. This monograph focuses on some of his important contributions to astronomy, namely, those that appear in the book published in Leiria, Portugal, in 1496, generally known as the "Almanach Perpetuum"; this publication is to be distinguished from "ha-Hibbur ha-gadol" ("The Great Composition") that Zacut composed in Hebrew in 1478. Indeed, one of the findings in the course of research for this vol. is that these are distinct works. Bibliography. Charts & tables.
Report of the International Law Commission
Title | Report of the International Law Commission PDF eBook |
Author | United Nations Publications |
Publisher | UN |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2023-06-26 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9789213000571 |
This is the official report of the International Law Commission to the General Assembly on its seventy-third session dated 18 April-3 June and 4 July-5 August 2022.
Papers on the Amasis Painter and His World
Title | Papers on the Amasis Painter and His World PDF eBook |
Author | J. Paul Getty Museum |
Publisher | Getty Publications |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 1987-01-01 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 0892360933 |
In connection with the Los Angeles opening of the exhibition The Amasis Painter and His World, a colloquium and symposium were held at the Getty Museum between February 28 and March 2, 1986. An international panel of scholars presented papers on various aspects of Greek vase-painting; these papers are collected as fully annotated essays in the companion volume to the exhibition catalogue. They include an essay by Dietrich von Bothmer concerning the connoisseurship of Greek vases, as well as one by Martin Robertson on the status of Attic vase-painting in the mid-sixth century; John Boardman’s discussion of Amasis and the implications of his name; Walter Burkert’s presentation on Homer in the second half of the sixth century; and a paper by Albert Henrichs on representations of Dionysos in sixth-century Attic vase-painting.
Archives and Human Rights
Title | Archives and Human Rights PDF eBook |
Author | Jens Boel |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 2021-02-09 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0429620144 |
Why and how can records serve as evidence of human rights violations, in particular crimes against humanity, and help the fight against impunity? Archives and Human Rights shows the close relationship between archives and human rights and discusses the emergence, at the international level, of the principles of the right to truth, justice and reparation. Through a historical overview and topical case studies from different regions of the world the book discusses how records can concretely support these principles. The current examples also demonstrate how the perception of the role of the archivist has undergone a metamorphosis in recent decades, towards the idea that archivists can and must play an active role in defending basic human rights, first and foremost by enabling access to documentation on human rights violations. Confronting painful memories of the past is a way to make the ghosts disappear and begin building a brighter, more serene future. The establishment of international justice mechanisms and the creation of truth commissions are important elements of this process. The healing begins with the acknowledgment that painful chapters are essential parts of history; archives then play a crucial role by providing evidence. This book is both a tool and an inspiration to use archives in defence of human rights. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/ISBN, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.
Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas
Title | Pioneers and Makers of Arkansas PDF eBook |
Author | Josiah Hazen Shinn |
Publisher | |
Pages | 550 |
Release | 1908 |
Genre | Arkansas |
ISBN |