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998866
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b753236
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Joseph, Rita.
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| Title & Author
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Human rights and the unborn child /\ by Rita Joseph.
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| Publication Statement
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Leiden ;Boston :: Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, 2009.
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| Series Statement
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International studies in human rights ;; 101
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1 online resource (xviii, 347 pages)
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| ISBN
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1282401203
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: 6612401206
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: 9004175601
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: 9047429044
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: 9781282401204
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: 9786612401206
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: 9789004175600
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: 9789047429043
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-338) and index.
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| Contents
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UDHR recognition of the child before birth : analysis of the texts -- UDHR recognition of the child before birth : the historical context -- Fundamentals of the universal declaration's human rights protection -- The inaugural human right : to be born free and equal -- What is "appropriate" legal protection before as well as after birth? -- The right to life and to the necessities of life -- Decriminalization : a treaty interpretation manifestly unreasonable -- CRC legislative history and the child before birth -- Selective abortion on grounds of disability -- European Convention (1950) and the unborn child -- American Convention on Human Rights : " ... in general, from the moment of conception" -- Reclaiming rights of the African child at risk of abortion -- Selective abortion : an act of violence and discrimination on grounds of sex -- Children's rights : " ... without any exceptions whatsoever" -- Ideologies must conform to human rights, not human rights to ideologies.
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| Abstract
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Reaffirming the Universal Declaration's recognition of the human rights of the unborn child, this book explores the implications of this recognition for modern international human rights law, establishing a case for restoring legal protection for children at risk of abortion.
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Abortion-- Law and legislation.
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Human rights.
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Right to life.
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Unborn children (Law)
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Abortion-- Law and legislation.
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Abortion.
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European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms (Rome, 4 November 1950).
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Human life.
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Human rights.
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Human rights.
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Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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Right to life.
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Unborn children (Law)
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Unborn children.
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Universal Declaration of Human Rights (New York, 10 December 1948).
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| Dewey Classification
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341.48572
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| LC Classification
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K642.J67 2009eb
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| NLM classification
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KC200.Q11.J67 2009moys
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