Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights / Michael B. Likosky.
By: Likosky, Michael B [author.]
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TextSeries: Law in ContextPublisher: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2006Description: 1 online resource (242 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780511618079 (ebook)Other title: Law, Infrastructure & Human RightsSubject(s): Human rights | International agenciesAdditional physical formats: Print version: : No titleOnline resources: Online access link to the resource Summary: From attacks on oil infrastructure in post-war reconstruction Iraq to the laying of gas pipelines in the Amazon Rainforest through indigenous community villages, infrastructure projects are sites of intense human rights struggles. Many state and non-state actors have proposed solutions for handling human rights problems in the context of specific infrastructure projects. Solutions have been admired for being lofty in principle; however, they have been judged wanting in practice. This book analyzes how human rights are handled in varied contexts and then assesses the feasibility of a common international institutional solution under the auspices of the United Nations to the alleged problem of the inability to translate human rights into practice.
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From attacks on oil infrastructure in post-war reconstruction Iraq to the laying of gas pipelines in the Amazon Rainforest through indigenous community villages, infrastructure projects are sites of intense human rights struggles. Many state and non-state actors have proposed solutions for handling human rights problems in the context of specific infrastructure projects. Solutions have been admired for being lofty in principle; however, they have been judged wanting in practice. This book analyzes how human rights are handled in varied contexts and then assesses the feasibility of a common international institutional solution under the auspices of the United Nations to the alleged problem of the inability to translate human rights into practice.
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