Human Dignity

This book examines the concept of dignity from a variety of global perspectives. It scrutinizes how dignity informs policy and practice, and is influenced by international and domestic law, human rights values, and domestic politics. An exciting collection of essays, this edited volume provides an analysis of human rights as they are experienced by real people who have in many cases been forced to take action to further their own interests. Readers will discover an extensive range of issues discussed, from the internet, climate change and disabilities, to globalization, old-age, and migrants' rights. The last section deals with the impact of various issues on indigenous and migrant populations, specifically violence in Columbia, border issues in Tijuana, women's and children's rights violations, and the complex problems experienced by refugees, particularly in regards to citizenship. The interdisciplinary nature of this work makes it an invaluable read for scholars of Health Studies, Law, Human Rights, Sociology and Politics.

Dr. Edward Sieh has over 30 years of experience teaching and publishing in the area of justice studies. He has worked at Lasell College for 10 years developing the justice studies program and promoting concerns for social justice around the world. He is currently the President of the Human Rights and Global Justice section of the International Sociological Association where he has organized conferences in Buenos Aires, Yokohama, Vienna, and in Toronto for summer 2017. Professor Judy McGregor, CNZM, is Head of the School of Social Sciences and Public Policy at Auckland University of Technology. From 2002-2012 she was the first Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner with the New Zealand Human Rights Commission (NZHRC). She has held fellowships at Cambridge and Edinburgh Universities and in 2016 was the NZ UK link Visiting Professor at University of London. 

Introduction: Human Dignity: Establishing Worth and Seeking Solutions.- Special Problems.- Chapter 1. Dignity and the Internet.- Chapter 2. Human Dignity in a World of Changing Climate.- Chapter 3. Dignity and Disability.- Chapter 4. Globalization and Human Rights.- Chapter 5. Fourth-Age Dignity.- Chapter 6. Dignity before the European Court of Human Rights.- Women and Children Issues.- Chapter 7. The Fragility of Children's Rights in Policies Regarding Poverty.- Chapter 8. Practices of Dignity and Respect: Children of Immigrants and Justness.- Chapter 9. Dignity and Children's Rights. Chapter 10. Dignity and Human Trafficking.- Chapter 11. Re-Envisioning the Dignity of Women's Work.- Chapter 12. The Indignities of a Women's Prison.- Chapter 13. Women's Local Social Movements.- Indigenous and Migrant Issues.- Chapter 14. From 'Polymorphism of Violence' to the Complexities of Peace.- Chapter 15. Tijuana: Walls and Borderlines.- Chapter 16. Human Dignity and the Right to Adequate Housing in the Global Mega-events era.- Chapter 17. Indigenous Rights: How can they be respected?.- Chapter 18. Native American Injustice and the Mathematics of the Blood Quantum.- Chapter 19. Repression of the Montagnards: Seeking Respect and Dignity.- Chapter 20. Leaving in Droves from the Orange Groves.- Chapter 21. Human Rights, Transnational Migration and Changing Role of Citizenship.- Chapter 22. Dignity and Irregular Migrants