Defending Human Rights and Democracy in the Era of Globalization

International relations, law, communication, and linguistics are among the fields represented by contributors who offer a reference on the interplay between globalization and human rights. They cover a general framework, democracy and political autonomy, migration and asylum, and new human rights and security. Their topics include human rights conditionality in the European Union's newly concluded association agreement with the eastern partners, democracy and child rights protection: the problem of the Nigerian constitution, environmentally forced migration and human rights, farmer suicides in India: a case of globalization compromising human rights, and states' procedural obligations regarding private military and security companies' activities. Annotation ©2016 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)