Bringing Human Rights to Life

Group rights: Indigenous peoples, minorities and self-determination The Aborigines of Noonkanbah, the Penan of Sarawak and the Maori of Orakei: The rights of indigenous peoples Bangladesh, East timor and Lithuania: The struggle for nationhood, the right of peoples to self-determination The Amish of Wisconsin and the French speakers of Belgium: The rights of minorities 'Life' problems: Euthanasia, privacy and the environment Baby J and Karen Quinlan: The right to life Euthanasia for persons who cannot make their own choices The cases of Debbie and Mrs Janet Adkins: The right to life Euthanasia for persons capable of choosing The cases of Jane Roe and James Malone: The right to privacy The Chernobyl disaster and the forest dwellers of Brazil: The right to a sustainable environment Achieving Equality - Discrimination and Affirmative Action Nelson Mandela and Martin Luther King: Combating racial discrimination The cases of Donka Najdovska, Lynette Aldridge and Johnson controls: Sex discrimination and affirmative action The cases of Awet Josef of Eritrea and the Gillick children: The rights of children Liberty and Security for Individuals The cases of Monica Mignone and Patient Vera: Personal rights to liberty and security in times of emergency The cases of Karen Green and Joseph Brodsky: The right to work Tiananmen Square and the case of the Austrian doctors: The right to peaceful protest The cases of the IRA suspects and of Jeffrey Cosans: The right not to be subjected to torture or degrading forms of treatment Ways of Advancing Rights Concluding Comment The human rights enterprise References/ Index