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The Bioethics Research Library at Georgetown University began as a few shelves of the Kennedy Institute of Ethics’ scholars’ books. As the interdisciplinary field of bioethics grew, so did the library. It now includes:

• More than 300,000 books, journal articles, audiovisuals, and archival materials on a wide range of topics.
• Materials written in over 20 languages.
• A diverse range of opinions expressed on bioethical issues around the world … (about 1/2).

Homepage;
Library Databases; Other Databases; Resources for: Educators, Health Care prof.; Librarians; Students;
Publications; Professional Staff; Support;
Address: Bioethics Research Library, Kennedy Institute of Ethics, Georgetown University, 102 Healy Hall, 37th & « O » Streets, NW, or Box 571212, Washington, DC 20057-1212, USA;
Contacts.

About 2/2: … Visiting the Library: Continuer la lecture de « Bioethics Research Library, Univ. Georgetown »

also in spanish

• MISSION, VISION AND PRINCIPAL OBJECTIVES:
• The institutional mission of CEJIL is to contribute to the full enjoyment of human rights in the Americas through the effective use of the tools of the Inter-American System and international human rights law.
• CEJIL aspires for its work to help forge the ideal of a hemisphere where people live freely, without fear or want, as established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Preamble of the American Convention of Human Rights.
• In this regard, CEJIL has established the following priority objectives: … (full text about).

english Homepage;
Inter American system; HR defenders; Litigations; Board; Strategies; Cases; Tools;
Address: CEJIL, 1630 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 401, Washington, D.C., 20009-1053; USA;
Contact online.

CEJIL: The Center for Justice and International Law (CEJIL) is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that protects and promotes human rights in the Americas through the strategic use of the tools offered by international human rights law. Continuer la lecture de « Center for Justice and International Law CEJIL, Washington »

The University of Minnesota’s Human Rights Library houses one of the largest collections of more than sixty thousand core human rights documents, including several hundred human rights treaties and other primary international human rights instruments. The site also provides access to more than four thousands links and a unique search device for multiple human rights sites. This comprehensive research tool is accessed by more than a 250,000 students, scholars, educators, and human rights advocates monthly from over 150 countries around the world. Documents are available in nine languages – Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Spanish, and Swedish.

Homepages: of the University; of the School of Law, of the General Library; of the Law Library Website, and finally the english Homepage of the Human Rights part of the Law Library;

PDA/Sitemap;

Treaties; UNdocs; Regionals; Topic Guides; Links to over 4’000 other sites;

About the University of Minnesota Human Rights Center and Library; Fellowship; Military and Medecine; Education Experience; Refugees/Asylums; US HR docs; HR USA; HR in the news; Donate;

Contacts: The University of Minnesota, the General Library, and the  Law Library, 120 Walter F. Mondale Hall, 229 19th Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55455, USA.

University of Massachusetts Amherst

Economic Development in New England: A Positive Growth Agenda – In this new study, PERI Research Professor Jeffrey Thompson presents compelling evidence that investing in state infrastructure and building the skills of the current and future workforce are among the most effective ways to create jobs in New England … (full long text on Homepage).

Programs; Publications; News, events; Issue guides; Research Associates; PERI staff;
Address: Political Economy Research Institute, Gordon Hall, 418 N. Pleasant St., Suite A, Amherst, MA 01002, USA;
Contact.

About: The Political Economy Research Institute (PERI) promotes human and ecological well-being through our original research.  Continuer la lecture de « Political Economy Research Institute PERI »

at the Danish Institute for International Studies DIIS / in DANSK HJEM – (Found on Weitzenegger’s Newsletter/websites of the moment, July 12, 2010)

Since the onset of the global financial crisis in late summer 2008 a widespread consensus has emerged that the previous two decades of de-regulation, and related institutional dismantling, bear a considerable part of the burden of responsibility for the crisis. Correspondingly, a large number of proposals to re-regulate not only the financial sector but also the global economy more generally have emerged  … (about GEARED 1/2).

GEARED: Homepage; Programmes, Projects; News; Events; Publications; Staff;
DIIS: Homepage; Global Economy Mondays; E-alerts online; Policy Briefs; Working Papers;News; About DIIS;
Address for both: GEARED resp. DIIS, Strandgade 56, 1401 Copenhagen, Denmark;
Contact online for both.

About GEARED: …  In relation to the financial sector, they have concerned banking institutions, hedge funds, credit rating agencies and offshore financial centres – as well as specific markets ranging from commodity exchanges to over-the-counter derivatives trading. Continuer la lecture de « Global Economy, Regulation and Development GEARED »