Impact of technology on human rights : global case studies (Record no. 76447)
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| fixed length control field | 01471nam a2200145Ia 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 978-9280808214 |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Weeramantry C.G ed |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Impact of technology on human rights : global case studies |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 1993 |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | United Nations University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Tokyo |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 322p |
| Other physical details | 24 cm ; Pbk |
| 505 ## - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE | |
| Formatted contents note | Technological impacts on human rights: models of development, science and technology, and human rights / Jan Berting --<br/>Democracy, human rights, and the impact of scientific and technological development in Venezuela / Edgardo Lander --<br/>Technology and human rights: critical implications for Thailand / Vitit Muntarbhorn --<br/>Human rights and technological development: Eastern Europe and Poland / Pawel Bozyk --<br/>The impact of modern science and technology on human rights in Ethiopia / Tewolde Berhan Gebre Egziabher, assisted by Yoseph Gebre Egziabher and Sue Edwards --<br/>Western European case-study: the impact of advanced methods of medical treatment on human rights / Aart Hendriks and Manfred Nowak --<br/>Conclusions / C.G. Weeramantry. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc. | Examines five case studies from Africa, Asia, Europe and Latin America which examine a range of technologies and their effects on human rights. For example, the damage suffered by a traditional society as a result of firearms technology from the West is the subject of the Ethiopian case study. |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name entry element | Human Rights |
| -- | Science--Social aspects |
| -- | Civil rights |
| -- | Technological innovations |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | Books |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Date acquired | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| GSB Collection | 25/03/2010 | 323.4 WEE | 15607 | 29/04/2013 | 21/06/2019 | Books |