Israel yearbook on human rights. / Volume 26, 1996.

The Israel Yearbook on Human Rights - an annual published under the auspices of the Faculty of Law of Tel Aviv University since 1971 - is devoted to publishing studies by distinguished scholars in Israel and other countries on human rights in peace and war, with particular emphasis on problems relev...

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Place / Publishing House:The Hauge ;, Boston ;, London : : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers,, [1997]
1997
Year of Publication:1997
Language:English
Series:Israel Yearbook on Human Rights ; 26.
Physical Description:1 online resource.
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Table of Contents:
  • Articles:- The Essence of Democracy. The Dilemmas of Democracy; Y. Dinstein. Democracy, Political Parties and International Human Rights Law; K. Vasak. The Role of the Referendum in a Representative Democracy; U. Genesio. Federalism and Democracy; D.J. Elazar. Democracy and Equality; E. Torgovnik. Minorities vs. the Tyranny of the Majority; N. Lerner. Religious Dimensions of Law, Human Rights and Democracy; J. Witte. Democracy in International Relations. Democracy and the Ability to Intervene Internationally; S. Avineri. Democracy in International Relations: The Necessity of Checks and Balances; E. Suy. Democracy, Rule of Law and Admission to the Council of Europe; T. Meron, J.S. Sloan. Democracy: The Case of the European Union; C. Shachor-Landau. Democracy and the International Protection of Human Rights; A.F. Bayefsky. The Threats to Democracy. How to Save Democracy from Itself? J.A. Frowein. Territorially-Based Ethnic Disputes: Does Democracy Offer a Diplomatic Solution? A. Klieman. The Use of Force in Civil Disputes; R. Wedgwood. Democracy and Terrorism: Threats and Responses; Y. Alexander. Democracy in Israel and the Palestinian Authority. Democracy in the Jurisprudence of the Supreme Court of Israel; D. Kretzmer. The Values of a Jewish and Democratic State; A. Maoz. The Emerging Palestinian Democracy under the West Bank and Gaza Strip Self-Government Arrangements; J. Singer. Book Reviews:- Freedom of Religion or Belief: Ensuring Effective International Protection by Bahiyyih G. Tahzib; Y. Dinstein. The Imperiled Red Cross by Dominique-D. Junod; C. Shachor-Landau.