Human Rights And Social Justice

In A Human Rights-Based Approach to Justice in Social Work Practice, Shirley Gatenio Gabel presents a human rights-based approach toward justice in social work practice that is more in line with social work's roots and the intentions of its founders....

<P>Accessing human rights and justice mechanisms is a pressing issue in global politics. Although an understanding of justice is inherent in broad human rights discourses, there is no clear consensus on how to develop adequate means of accessing...

<P>This book considers the efficacy of transitional justice mechanisms in response to corporate human rights abuses.</P><P>Corporations and other business enterprises often operate in countries affected by conflict or repressive regimes....

<P>Human rights is an empowering framework for understanding and addressing justice issues at local, domestic, and international levels. This book combines US-based case studies with examples from other regions of the world to explore important...