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In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 countries with inspiring s...

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Έκδοση: University of California Press 2020
Διαθέσιμο Online:https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.81
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spelling oapen-20.500.12657-229842024-03-22T19:23:35Z Advancing Equality Heymann, Jody Sprague, Aleta Raub, Amy Constitution Equality Social and Economic Rights Discrimination Gender Education Health Race and Ethnicity Religion Disability thema EDItEUR::A The Arts::AM Architecture::AMG Architecture: public, commercial and industrial buildings In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century, and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations and protections from discrimination lag behind. As the book reveals, beyond countering discrimination, advancing equality requires fulfilling everyone’s fundamental rights to health and education, essential social and economic rights. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all. 2020-02-06 09:23:37 2020-04-01T08:58:34Z 2020-04-01T08:58:34Z 2020 book 1007176 9780520309630 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/22984 eng application/pdf n/a advancing-equality-how-constitutional-rights-can-make-a-difference-worldwide.pdf https://doi.org/10.1525/luminos.81 University of California Press 10.1525/luminos.81 10.1525/luminos.81 72f3a53e-04bb-4d73-b921-22a29d903b3b 9780520309630 417 Oakland open access
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description In a world where basic human rights are under attack and discrimination widespread, Advancing Equality reminds us of the critical role of constitutions in creating and protecting equal rights. Combining a comparative analysis of equal rights in the constitutions of all 193 countries with inspiring stories of activism and powerful court cases from around the globe, the book traces the trends in constitution drafting over the past half century, and examines how stronger protections against discrimination have transformed lives. Looking at equal rights across gender, race and ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation and gender identity, disability, social class, and migration status, the authors uncover which groups are increasingly guaranteed equal rights in constitutions, whether these rights on paper have been translated into practice, and which nations and protections from discrimination lag behind. As the book reveals, beyond countering discrimination, advancing equality requires fulfilling everyone’s fundamental rights to health and education, essential social and economic rights. Serving as a comprehensive call to action for anyone who cares about their country’s future, Advancing Equality challenges us to remember how far we all still must go for equal rights for all.
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