Globalization and Human Rights Challenges and Answers from a European Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ballesteros, Jesús (Editor), Fernández Ruiz-Gálvez, Encarnación (Editor), Talavera, Pedro (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice ; 13
• Subjects: Law.; Political science.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Sustainable development.; Economic policy.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Philosophy of Law.; Political Science.; Economic Policy.; Sustainable Development.

Globalisation turns out to be untenable because it does not guarantee minimum social equity, peace and respect for the environment, and therefore does not guarantee the effective accomplishment of human rights. This book analyzes this issue and raises proposals for a new perspective. The first part...

Table of Contents:

• Part I. Human Rights: Soft Threats
• Globalisation: From Chrematistic Rest to Humanist Wakefulness, J. Ballesteros
• Basic Structure and Tax Havens, F. Biondo
• Human Rights and the Inclusive Society, J. Cardona. Part II. Human Rights: Hard Threats
• Afghanistan: Why Has Violence Replaced Political Power?, E. Fernández
• Somalia: From the Errors of Colonialism to the Horrors of War, A-P.Garibo
• Human Rights and Changes to the International Legal System, I. Trujillo
• Part III. European Union as a Referent for Peace and Development
• Europe’s Path to Public Reason, F.Viola
• The Social State Based on the Rule of Law in the Europe of Rights, E. Vidal
• Peace as a Priority, P. Talavera.