The new faces of victimhood : globalization, transnational crimes and victim rights /

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Imprint:Dordrecht ; New York : Springer, c2011.
Description:xiv, 343 p. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
Series:Studies in global justice, 1871-0409 ; v. 8
Studies in global justice ; v. 8.
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Format: E-Resource Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8302927
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Other authors / contributors:Letschert, Rianne Monique, 1976-
Dijk, J. J. M. van, 1947-
ISBN:9789048190195
9048190193
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-340) and index.
Table of Contents:
  • Part I. Introductions and Overviews
  • 1. New Faces of Victimhood: Reflections on the Unjust Sides of Globalization
  • 2. Global Governance and Global Crime - Do Victims Fall in Between?
  • 3. Human Security and the Emergence of a Global Conscience
  • Part II. Victims of Transnational Crimes
  • 4. Trafficking for Sexual Purposes as a Globalized Shadow Economy: Human Security as the Tool to Facilitate a Human Rights Based Approach
  • 5. Transnational Organized Crime, Civil Society and Victim Empowerment
  • 6. Victims of Environmental Pollution in the Slipstream of Globalization
  • Part III. Victim Protection in Cyberspace
  • 7. The Challenge of Identity Theft in Multi-Level Governance: Towards a Coordinated Action Plan for Protecting and Empowering Victims
  • 8. International (Cyber)Stalking: Impediments to Investigation and Prosecution
  • 9. Digital Tools: Risks and Opportunities for Victims: Explorations in E-victimology
  • Part IV. Victims of Conflicts and Wars
  • 10. Al Qaeda and Vicarious Victims: Victimological Insights into Globalized Terrorism
  • 11. Protecting the Victims of the Privatization of War
  • 12. Globalization and Victims' Rights at the International Criminal Court
  • Part V. Conclusion
  • 13. Reconstructing Victim-Centered Justice on a Global Scale
  • References
  • Index