This book contains about Proceedings ted nations training course on international norms and standards in the field of human rights, Moscow (USSR), 27 November-1 December 1989
If illegal logging was a crime involving only poor forest-dependent people, truck drivers or underpaid forest rangers, it would not be difficult to stop. With involvement of financiers of illegal logging, known as cukong, legal timber industries, and government officers, illegal logging becomes a complex problem not only for Indonesia, but also for the international forestry community. The curr…
Demokrasi yang diharapkan dapat membuka lembaran baru kehidupan sosial politik indonesia ke arah yang lebih baik justru menjadi penghambat bagi perbaikan kondisi HAM pada 2005. Hal ini disebabkan oleh praktik demokrasi selektif yang dilakukan oleh pemerintah terhadap upaya penegakan HAM di tanah air
There is increasing recognition that public health often provides an added and compelling justification for safeguarding human rights, despite the respect, protection and fulfilment which they merit in their own right. In the context of HIV/AIDS, an environment in which human rights are respected ensures that vulnerability to HIV/AIDS is reduced, those infected with and affected by HIV/AIDS liv…
The continuing impact of 9/11 and the subsequent anti-terrorism campaign have perceptively influenced U.S. security strategy and bilateral relation- ships with key Asian countries. While the United States has been "the" regional power since the end of World War II, there is some uncertainty about the relevance of that power at a time when Asian nations are attempting to foster greater regional …
A collection of speeches by Rodolfo C. Severino, the Secretary general of Association of Southeast Asian Nations. The ASEAN Secretariat is based in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Raoul Vaneigem is an iconic figure in French philosophy. One of the founding fathers -- along with Guy Debord -- of the Situationist movement, his writings helped trigger the events of May 1968. After the inevitable Situationist split, Vaneigem pursued his own interests, and he has since established a unique place in the world of French political thought. In this new book, he sets out quite lit…
Despite the undeniable importance of Japan in world affairs, both politically and economically, the office of the Japanese prime minister has received far less attention from scholars than the top political offices in other advanced industrialized democracies. This book is the first major systemic analysis of the Japanese prime minister’s role and influence in the policy process.
With Cambodia's admission on 30 April 1999, the Association of South-East Asian Nations (ASEAN) finally incorporated all ten South-East Asian states. But ASEAN in 1999 is a pale imitation of the organisation which emerged from the Cold War as a model regional institution. Since July 1997, the enlarged Association has faced unprecedented challenges. Its members are beset with economic difficulti…
Istilah ekstradisi pada masa belakangan ini sudah mulai dikenal di kalangan masyarakat Indonesia, setidak-tidaknya di kalangan para ahli hukum kita. Akan tetapi, ekstradisi sebagai suatu pranata hukum, masih belum banyak diketahui isi dan ruang lingkupnya.