UID:
almafu_9958352428902883
Format:
1 online resource (336 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Edition:
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Edition:
Access may be restricted to users at subscribing institutions.
ISBN:
9780812207033
Series Statement:
Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Content:
This book examines why states make formal commitments to rights provisions and to judicial independence and what effect these commitments have on actual state behavior, especially political repression.
Note:
Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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1. Introduction --
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2. Empirical Theories and Studies of Political Repression --
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3. The Standard Model of Human Rights --
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4. Political Repression and the Role of the Judiciary --
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5. Constitutional Provisions for Human Rights as Protection Against Political Repression --
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6. Constitutional Protections and Repression When Regimes Are Threatened --
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7. Protecting Human Rights: Conclusions, Implications, and Where We Go from Here --
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Notes --
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References --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812207033
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812207033
