Human Rights in the Polder

Description

What happened in the Netherlands, this small country with its reputation of tolerance and traditional politics of accommodation Discussions in the political arena and the media suggest that feelings of insecurity within the Dutch society are increasing. Are human rights less protected in the 21st century The present volume aims to reconsider this position, as it was done at The Netherlands Institute of Human Rights SIMrsquo;s 25th anniversary conference lsquo;Human rights in the polder. Human rights and human security in the public and private spherersquo;. Under this theme the authors identify a number of more or less typically Dutch issues and discuss these from a human rights perspective in an international setting. The central theme of human rights and security is focused on with particular attention for the private sphere, the public sphere and the implementation of human rights. These three themes are each dealt with in a general contribution, followed by more specific subjects under the same theme.nbsp;br