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Every human has rights : a photographic declaration for kids based on the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Poetry of the sixteen winners of the ePals Human Rights Writing Contest reflects the U.N. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
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Down Ballot
When an obscure primary election met the culture
wars
In 1990, a suburban Chicago race for the Republican Party
nomination for state representative unexpectedly became a national
proxy battle over abortion in the United States. But the
hard-fought primary also illustrated the overlooked importance of
down-ballot contests in America's culture wars. Patrick Wohl offers
the dramatic account of a rollercoaster campaign that, after
attracting political celebrities and a media circus, came down to
thirty-one votes, a coin toss to determine the winner, and a
recount fight that set a precedent for how to count dimpled chads.
As the story unfolds, Wohl provides a rare nuts-and-bolts look at
an election for state office from its first days through the
Illinois Supreme Court decision that decided the winner--and set
the stage for a decisive 1992 rematch.
A compelling political page-turner, Down Ballot takes
readers behind the scenes of a legendary Illinois election.
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The House That Madigan Built
Michael Madigan rose from the Chicago machine to hold unprecedented
power as Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives. In his
thirty-six years wielding the gavel, Madigan outlasted governors,
passed or blocked legislation at will, and outmaneuvered virtually
every attempt to limit his reach.
Veteran reporter Ray Long draws on four decades of observing
state government to provide the definitive political analysis of
Michael Madigan. Secretive, intimidating, shrewd,
power-hungry--Madigan mesmerized his admirers and often left his
opponents too beaten down to oppose him. Long vividly recreates the
battles that defined the Madigan era, from stunning James Thompson
with a lightning-strike tax increase, to pressing for a pension
overhaul that ultimately failed in the courts, to steering the
House toward the Rod Blagojevich impeachment. Long also shines a
light on the machinery that kept the Speaker in power. Head of a
patronage army, Madigan ruthlessly used his influence and
fundraising prowess to reward loyalists and aid his daughter's
electoral fortunes. At the same time, he reshaped bills to
guarantee he and his Democratic troops shared in the partisan
spoils of his legislative victories. Yet Madigan's position as the
state's seemingly invulnerable power broker could not survive
scandals among his close associates and the widespread belief that
his time as Speaker had finally reached its end.
Unsparing and authoritative, The House That Madigan
Built is the page-turning account of one the most powerful
politicians in Illinois history.
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Faith in Politics
Roy Herron graduated with highest honors from the University of Tennessee at Martin, then studied New Testament and Ethics in Scotland before earning Divinity and Law degrees from Vanderbilt University. But he came home to West Tennessee and served the Volunteer State in both the Tennessee House and Senate. For four decades, Herron served as a legislator, attorney, teacher, and Methodist minister. In that work, he published op-ed essays and articles in Tennessee's leading newspapers and publications from The Japan Times to The Wall Street Journal on various topics including constitutional liberties, economic justice, health care, politics, and more.This informative volume collects the most powerful of these writings, adding helpful updates and contemporary insights. With an engaging, conversational style, Herron addresses voter ID laws, drunk-driving statutes, women's rights and many recurring, contemporary issues. Whether describing the challenges facing his elderly mother as she attempted to exercise her right to vote, or the struggles of working women and men facing illnesses without health insurance, Herron demonstrates an earnestness and thoughtfulness all too rare in politics.These nearly fifty essays and articles provide evidence that Herron's Democratic Party and Christianity are not mutually exclusive. Indeed, Herron describes how faith brought him to politics and to fighting for justice, jobs, and constitutional freedoms for all citizens. Faith at Work is a veritable guidebook on how faith and spirituality should affect decision making and advocacy in public life.ROY HERRON was a Tennessee State Representative from 1987 to 1997 and State Senator from 1997 to 2013. He wrote Things Held Dear: Soul Stories for My Sons and God and Politics: How Can a Christian Be in Politics? He coauthored, with Cotton Ivy, Tennessee Political Humor: Some of These Jokes You Voted For. He lawyers and writes in West Tennessee and Nashville.
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AN EXPLORATION OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S TROUBLED RELATIONSHIP WITH UNILATERAL SANCTIONS
This article seeks to make sense of two seemingly contradictory aspects of the General Assembly's practice: its history of recommending to States that they impose unilateral sanctions; and its series of resolutions denouncing unilateral coercive measures as illegal. It examines the seeming discrepancy between the customary international law position regarding unilateral sanctions, and the position asserted by the Assembly, and argues that on a nuanced reading of the Assembly's resolutions, these positions are not so divergent as is often supposed. The article concludes by examining the scope for the Assembly to make future sanctions recommendations, consistently with its prior condemnation of unilateral coercive measures.
Journal Article
Rising powers at the UN: an analysis of the voting behaviour of brics in the General Assembly
This article examines the long-term trends of foreign policy convergence of Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (brics) to determine the similarity of their positions on world issues, as they seek to 'insert' themselves more fully into global decision making. The analysis is based upon their votes in the UN General Assembly. The article compiles two indexes of voting for the period 1974-2011. Both demonstrate a high and now growing degree of cohesion among brics. Their voting is broken down by pairs to show common themes and the major issue divergences, and how often individual states voted with others. Nuclear disarmament and human rights are the two areas that reveal persisting divergences between these states.
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