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RELIGION, RACE, AND THE MAKING OF AMERICAN GLOBAL CITIZENS.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of Faith & International Affairs. Mar2012, Vol. 10 Issue 1, p5-14. 10p.
Abstract: Several pioneering African American leaders challenged inherent religious and racial limitations in historic American exceptionalism and American foreign policy. Operating in a 20th-century context that included anti-colonial fervor and the secularizat...
RELIGION AND THE RISE OF GLOBAL CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of Faith & International Affairs. Sep2011, Vol. 9 Issue 3, p29-36. 8p.
Abstract: Corporate social responsibility reflects the idea that businesses have obligations to society involving consideration of factors beyond profit maximization and strict adherence to legal regulations. Although there are many avenues through which Christi...
EXPORTING BLASPHEMY RESTRICTIONS: THE ORGANIZATION OF THE ISLAMIC CONFERENCE AND THE UNITED NATIONS.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of Faith & International Affairs. Jun2011, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p57-63. 7p.
Abstract: The 57 members of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) have campaigned to ban criticism of Islam or Islamic governments through a UN Defamation of Religions Resolution This resolution seeks to redefine religious freedom as enforced respect ...
BLASPHEMY LAWS IN MUSLIM-MAJORITY COUNTRIES.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of Faith & International Affairs. Jun2011, Vol. 9 Issue 2, p47-55. 9p.
Abstract: In Pakistan, courts use blasphemy laws to bully religious minorities, as well as Muslims, and to justify broad censorship on speech. In Indonesia, officials impose criminal penalties on the Ahmadiyya and other groups whose teachings are deemed deviant ...
DEVELOPMENT, RELIGION, AND WOMEN'S ROLES IN CONTEMPORARY SOCIETIES.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of Faith & International Affairs. Dec2010, Vol. 8 Issue 4, p35-42. 8p.
Abstract: Respect for human dignity and belief in human potential are sacred principles in most religious traditions and are also pivotal goals of human rights and development agencies. There are a range of areas where religion and gender intersect, each illustr...
The bark is the bite: International organizations and blacklisting.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Review of International Political Economy. Oct2009, Vol. 16 Issue 4, p573-596. 24p. 2 Charts.
Abstract: This article argues that public blacklisting by international organizations can be an effective means of bringing about compliance in otherwise recalcitrant states. This contention is examined in light of overlapping campaigns by the Organization for E...
Why International Organizations Should Bring Basic Needs Back in.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Studies Perspectives. May2009, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p129-150. 22p. 1 Chart, 2 Graphs.
Abstract: An important milestone in the development debate is the recognition of poverty as a multidimensional phenomenon via the capabilities approach. However, a challenge remains in that many governments in less-developed countries continue to avoid prioritiz...
Indigenous Peoples as New Citizens of the World.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): Latin American & Caribbean Ethnic Studies. Apr2009, Vol. 4 Issue 1, p1-15. 15p.
Abstract: After 20 years of diplomatic negotiations, the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples in September 2007. While the declaration is a major step forward in the recognition of the rights of indig...
Belgian Courts and the Immunity of International Organizations.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Organizations Law Review; 2014, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p464-504, 41p
Abstract: Copyright of International Organizations Law Review is the property of Brill Academic Publishers and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, ...
Austrian Courts and the Immunity of International Organizations.
Publication Type: Academic Journal
Source(s): International Organizations Law Review; 2014, Vol. 10 Issue 2, p446-463, 18p
Abstract: Copyright of International Organizations Law Review is the property of Brill Academic Publishers and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, ...