Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights
«'The writing is excellent, the topics segue seamlessly and the author is obviously awash with passion for and knowledge of the subject. … the book has immense aspirational value. Whether or not Likosky's optimistic HRU ever makes the quantum leap from ideal to institution in fact, Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights will set the panoply of infrastructure project stakeholders thinking more closely about convergence of norms in this area. And that, surely, can only be a good thing.' Journal of Law and Society»
From attacks on oil infrastructure in post-war reconstruction Iraq to the laying of gas pipelines in the Amazon Rainforest through indigenous community villages, infrastructure projects are sites of intense human rights struggles. Les mer
Detaljer
- Forlag
- Cambridge University Press
- Innbinding
- Paperback
- Språk
- Engelsk
- ISBN
- 9780521676885
- Utgivelsesår
- 2006
- Format
- 23 x 15 cm
Anmeldelser
«'The writing is excellent, the topics segue seamlessly and the author is obviously awash with passion for and knowledge of the subject. … the book has immense aspirational value. Whether or not Likosky's optimistic HRU ever makes the quantum leap from ideal to institution in fact, Law, Infrastructure and Human Rights will set the panoply of infrastructure project stakeholders thinking more closely about convergence of norms in this area. And that, surely, can only be a good thing.' Journal of Law and Society»