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TOPICAL READING LIST

Sylvie Bermann – Goodbye Britannia

Thomas Piketty – Le Capital au XX1 Siècle

Yanis Varoufakis – And the weak suffer what they must, Adults in the Room

Guy Standing – Basic Income

Kate Raworth – Doughnut Economics

Nancy Maclean – Democracy in Chains

Jane Mayer – Dark Money

Andreas M. Antonopoulos – The Internet of Money


https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2021/jun/24/bbc-met-police-perils-groupthink?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_Other

BIBLIOGRAPHY

A selection of classical works on democracy, politics and ethics

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The Declaration of Human Rights

Universal Declaration of Human Rights List of 30 basic human rights


1. All human beings are free and equal All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are  endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another  in a spirit of brotherhood.

2. No discrimination Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms, without distinction of any  kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion,  national or social origin, property, birth or other status. Furthermore, no  distinction shall be made on the basis of the political, jurisdictional or  international status of the country or territory to which a person belongs. 

3. Right to life Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of person.

4. No slavery No one shall be held in slavery or servitude; slavery and the slave trade shall  be prohibited in all their forms.

5. No torture and inhuman treatment No one shall be subjected to torture or to cruel, inhuman or degrading  treatment or punishment. 

6. Same right to use law Everyone has the right to recognition everywhere as a person before the law. 

7. Equal before the law All are equal before the law and are entitled without any discrimination to  equal protection of the law. All are entitled to equal protection against any  discrimination in violation and against any incitement to such discrimination. 

8. Right to treated fair by court Everyone has the right to an effective remedy by the competent national  tribunals for acts violating the fundamental rights granted him by the  constitution or by law. 

9. No unfair detainment No one shall be subjected to arbitrary arrest, detention or exile.

10. Right to trial Everyone is entitled in full equality to a fair and public hearing by an  independent and impartial tribunal, in the determination of his rights and  obligations and of any criminal charge against him. 

11. Innocent until proved guilty Everyone charged with a penal offence has the right to be presumed  innocent until proved guilty according to law in a public trial at which he has  had all the guarantees necessary for his defence. No one shall be held guilty  of any penal offence on account of any act or omission which did not  constitute a penal offence, under national or international law, at the time  when it was committed. 

12. Right to privacy No one shall be subjected to arbitrary interference with his privacy, family,  home or correspondence, nor to attacks upon his honour and reputation.  Everyone has the right to the protection of the law against such interference  or attacks. 

13. Freedom to movement and residence Everyone has the right to freedom of movement and residence within the  borders of each state. Everyone has the right to leave any country, including  his own, and to return to his country. 

14. Right to asylum Everyone has the right to seek and to enjoy in other countries asylum from  persecution. This right may not be invoked in the case of prosecutions  genuinely arising from non-political crimes or from acts contrary to the  purposes and principles of the United Nations. 15. Right to nationality Everyone has the right to a nationality. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived  of his nationality nor denied the right to change his nationality

16. Rights to marry and have family Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or  religion, have the right to marry and to found a family. They are entitled to  equal rights as to marriage, during marriage and at its dissolution. Marriage  shall be entered into only with the free and full consent of the intending  spouses. The family is the natural and fundamental group unit of society and  is entitled to protection by society and the State. 

17. Right to own things Everyone has the right to own property alone as well as in association with  others. No one shall be arbitrarily deprived of his property. 

18. Freedom of thought and religion Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this  right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either  alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his  religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance. 

19. Freedom of opinion and expression Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right  includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive  and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of  frontiers. 

20. Right to assemble Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and association. No  one may be compelled to belong to an association. 

21. Right to democracy Everyone has the right to take part in the government of his country, directly  or through freely chosen representatives. Everyone has the right of equal  access to public service in his country.

22. Right to social security Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is  entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation  and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the  economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free  development of his personality. 

23. Right to work Everyone has the right to work, to free choice of employment, to just and  favourable conditions of work and to protection against unemployment.  Everyone, without any discrimination, has the right to equal pay for equal  work. Everyone has the right to form and to join trade unions for the  protection of his interests. 

24. Right to rest and holiday Everyone has the right to rest and leisure, including reasonable limitation of  working hours and periodic holidays with pay. 

25. Right of social service Everyone has the right to a standard of living adequate for the health and  well-being of himself and of his family, including food, clothing, housing and  medical care and necessary social services, and the right to security in the  event of unemployment, sickness, disability, widowhood, old age or other  lack of livelihood in circumstances beyond his control. Motherhood and  childhood are entitled to special care and assistance. All children shall enjoy  the same social protection. 

26. Right to education Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free, at least in the  elementary and fundamental stages. Elementary education shall be  compulsory. Technical and professional education shall be made generally  available and higher education shall be equally accessible to all on the basis  of merit.

27. Right of cultural and art Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the  community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its  benefits. Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material  interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production of which  he is the author. 

28. Freedom around the world Everyone is entitled to a social and international order in which the rights and  freedoms set forth in this Declaration can be fully realized. 

29. Subject to law Everyone has duties to the community in which alone the free and full  development of his personality is possible. In the exercise of his rights and  freedoms, everyone shall be subject only to such limitations as are  determined by law solely for the purpose of securing due recognition and  respect for the rights and freedoms of others and of meeting the just  requirements of morality, public order and the general welfare in a  democratic society. 

30. Human rights can’t be taken away Nothing in this Declaration may be interpreted as implying for any State,  group or person any right to engage in any activity or to perform any act  aimed at the destruction of any of the rights and freedoms set forth herein. 


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