Article: Can Human Rights Survive?(Book review)

Article: Coming Events
The Washington Post;  January 26, 2008 ;     427 words ...HUMAN RIGHTS LECTURE "Can Human Rights Survive Secularization?," a free lecture by Nicholas Wolterstorff, begins at 9 a.m. today at National Presbyterian Church, 4101 Nebraska Ave. NW. 703-518-5125 or www.reformedinstitute.org ...

Article: The criminal law handbook; know your rights, ...
Reference & Research Book News;  November 1, 2006 ;     546 words ...1413305148 The criminal law handbook; know your rights, survive the system, 8th ed. Bergman, Paul and Sara J. Berman-Barrett. Nolo 2006 621 pages $34.99 Paperback KF9619 Attorneys Bergman ...

Article: Gun rights survive without losing any ground
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  March 6, 2003 ;     599 words ...Lawmakers voted for gun rights -- and some say against the safety of Utah's children -- on Capitol Hill this year. The most controversial of the bills considered makes it OK for holders of concealed weapons permits to pack weapons onto school campuses. Sponsored by Sen. Mike Waddoups,

Article: States' rights survive High Court challenges.
State Legislatures;  July 1, 1997 ;     700+ words ...Ruling on a number of cases significant to states, the U.S. Supreme Court moved to strengthen states' autonomy in reapportionment, elections and the operation of federal programs. It nixed state laws requiring drug testing for candidates and taxing out-of-state charities. In a victory for the 16

Article: Legal update: mechanic's lien rights survive court ...
Concrete Concepts;  April 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...In a big victory for construction subcontractors, the Rhode Island Supreme Court has ruled that mechanic's liens are constitutional. In Gem Plumbing v. Rossi, a construction company argued that any mechanic's lien filed without a hearing was a violation of the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment

Article: Human Rights in Africa: Enhancing Human ...
Journal of Third World Studies;  October 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Mugwana, George William. Human Rights in Africa: Enhancing Human Rights Through the African Regional Human Rights System. Ardsley, New York: Transnational Publishers, Inc., 2003. 504 pp. This book shows that the struggle for human rights ...

Article: Human rights fifty years after the universal ...
PS: Political Science & Politics;  September 1, 1998 ;     700+ words ... ... adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights without negative vote. In 1945, the ... required member states to cooperate on human rights matters. The Universal Declaration ... community into an age of international human rights. One collection of international human ...