DeLaet, Debra L.
The global struggle for human rights : universal principles in world politics / Debra L DeLaet - Second edition. - xiv, 249 pages ; 23 cm.
Previous edition: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index,
Part I: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THEORY AND LAW. 1. The Contested Meaning of Human Rights. 2. The Development of International Human Rights Law. 3. Are Human Rights Universal? Part II: HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRACTICE. 4. Civil and Political Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 5. Collective Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 6. Economic and Social Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 7. Gender Equality and Human Rights. Part III: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE QUEST FOR JUSTICE. 8. Promoting Human Rights from the Top Down. 9. Punitive Justice and Human Rights. 10. Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 11. Promoting Human Rights from the Bottom Up.
Covers human rights in relation to gender equity, feminist perspectives, and sexual orientation and suggests a universal perspective on human rights sensitive to cultural differences and diversity among and within nations. This book explores human rights law and the question of whether human rights are universal.
College of Arts and Sciences
9781285462608 1285462602
Human rights.
World politics -- 1989-
World politics.
341.48/D37
The global struggle for human rights : universal principles in world politics / Debra L DeLaet - Second edition. - xiv, 249 pages ; 23 cm.
Previous edition: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references and index,
Part I: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THEORY AND LAW. 1. The Contested Meaning of Human Rights. 2. The Development of International Human Rights Law. 3. Are Human Rights Universal? Part II: HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRACTICE. 4. Civil and Political Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 5. Collective Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 6. Economic and Social Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 7. Gender Equality and Human Rights. Part III: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE QUEST FOR JUSTICE. 8. Promoting Human Rights from the Top Down. 9. Punitive Justice and Human Rights. 10. Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 11. Promoting Human Rights from the Bottom Up.
Covers human rights in relation to gender equity, feminist perspectives, and sexual orientation and suggests a universal perspective on human rights sensitive to cultural differences and diversity among and within nations. This book explores human rights law and the question of whether human rights are universal.
College of Arts and Sciences
9781285462608 1285462602
Human rights.
World politics -- 1989-
World politics.
341.48/D37
