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Synopsis Violation of human rights is one of the most worrying problems of our times for the entire world civilisation. Today, the terms 'civil rights' and 'civil liberties', although much used in daily parlance, are neither technical nor precise designations, and agreement as to their meanings does not exist among lawyers, philosophers, historians, or social scientists. There is no well-established conceptual framework for the comparative study of rights and liberties within the context of present-day liberal democracies. The chapters reveal a sensitive, alert and analytical mind with deep concern for disadvantaged and disempowered victims of human rights violations. This bok not only provides a compendium of information useful to research specialists but also will prove an invaluable reference work for all concerned with human rights.