Title The Impact of technology on human rights : global case-studies : studies on the affirmative use of science and technology for the furtherance of human rights, commissioned as a special project by the United Nations University, following a reference to the University by the United Nations Human Rights Commission / edited by C.G. Weeramantry

Published Tokyo : United Nations University Press, [1993] ©1993

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Description 322 pages ; 24 cm Contents Introduction / C.G. Weeramantry -- 1. Technological Impacts on Human Rights: Models of Development, Science and Technology, and Human Rights / Jan Berting -- 2. Democracy, Human Rights, and the Impact of Scientific and Technological Development in Venezuela / Edgardo Lander -- 3. Technology and Human Rights: Critical Implications for Thailand / Vitit Muntarbhorn -- 4. Human Rights and Technological Development: Eastern Europe and Poland / Pawel Bozyk -- 5. The Impact of Modern Science and Technology on Human Rights in Ethiopia / Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, Yoseph Gebre Egziabher and Sue Edwards -- 6. Western European Case-study: The Impact of Advanced Methods of Medical Treatment on Human Rights / Aart Hendriks and Manfred Nowak Notes "HRSTD-2/UNUP-821"--T.p. verso "United Nations sales no. E92.III.A.7."--T.p. verso Sequel to: Human rights and scientific and technological development. 1990 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references Subject Civil rights -- Case studies. Human rights -- Case studies. Science -- Social aspects. Human rights. Technological innovations -- Case studies. Technology -- Social aspects. Author Weeramantry, C. G. United Nations University. LC no. 95149461 ISBN 9280808214 (paperback)

OTHER TI Human rights and scientific and technological development

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