Human rights : politics and practice /
edited by Michael Goodhart.
- Second edition.
- xxiii, 488 p ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-477) and index.
Machine generated contents note: Why Human Rights? -- The Politics of Human Rights -- The Practice of Human Rights -- Human Rights as an Object of Enquiry -- About this Book -- pt. I Human Rights and Politics -- 1.Normative and Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights / Anthony J. Langlois -- Introduction -- The Emergence of Rights Language -- Modern Human Rights -- Types of Human Rights: Liberty and Welfare Rights -- Group Rights -- Human Rights as a Political Project -- Conclusion -- 2.Feminist and Activist Approaches to Human Rights / Brooke Ackerly -- Introduction -- Cultural Relativism and Universal Human Rights -- Feminist and Activist Approaches to Human Rights -- Conclusion -- 3.Human Rights in International Relations / Marianne Hanson -- Introduction -- Theoretical Issues and Context -- Key Controversies -- Findings: Human Rights and State Practice -- Conclusion -- 4.Human Rights in International Law / Rhona K. M. Smith -- Introduction Note continued: Historical Evolution of International Human Rights Law -- Sources of International Human Rights Law -- Monitoring and Enforcing International Human Rights Law -- Conclusion -- 5.Human Rights in Comparative Politics / Sonia Cardenas -- Introduction -- The Logic of Comparison -- The Sources of Human Rights Violations -- Internalizing Human Rights -- Domestic-International Linkages -- Conclusion -- 6.Sociological and Anthropological Approaches / Damien Short -- Introduction -- Sociology of Human Rights -- Anthropology of Human Rights -- A Common Thread: The Social Construction of Rights -- Conclusion -- 7.Contemporary Critiques of Human Rights / David Chandler -- Introduction -- Human Rights and the Legal Subject -- The Rise of Human Rights -- Human Rights and International Intervention -- Human Rights and the Search for Meaning -- Conclusion -- pt. II Human Rights in Practice -- 8.Political Democracy and State Repression / Christian Davenport Note continued: Introduction -- Understanding the Democracy-Repression Nexus -- Case Study: Democracy and Repression in the United States: A Peculiar Story of African American Persecution and Freedom -- The Path to Peace: Directions for Future Research -- Conclusion -- 9.Global Civil Society and Human Rights / Marlies Glasius -- Introduction -- What is GCS? -- Case Study: GCS as Paradigm-Shifters: Economic and Social Rights -- Case Study: GCS as Lawmakers: Establishment of the International Criminal Court -- Case Study: GCS as Human Rights Monitors: The East Timor Solidarity Movement -- Conclusion -- 10.Human Rights and Politics In Development / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr -- Introduction -- Development and the Struggles for Human Rights -- The Right to Development (RTD) -- Human Rights-Based Approach to Development (HRBA) -- Case Study: The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Human Rights -- Conclusion -- 11.Economic Globalization and Human Rights / Ronald D. Gelleny Note continued: Introduction -- Economic Globalization and Government Respect for Human Rights: Two Opposing Views -- Globalization and Human Rights: Examining the Empirical Results -- Case Study: Do MNCs Invest in Human Rights? -- Data and Research Design -- Findings -- Conclusion -- 12.Children's Human Rights Advocacy / Vanessa Pupavac -- Introduction -- International Children's Rights -- Special Challenges of Children's Rights -- Constructing and Reconstructing Childhood -- From Universal Development to Relative Development Models -- Case Study: Punishing Childhoods -- Conclusion -- 13.Human Rights and Forced Migration / Gil Loescher -- Introduction -- Assessing the Problem -- The Problem of Defining Refugees -- The UNHCR, Human Rights, and the International Refugee Regime -- Case Study: Forced Displacement in Myanmar -- The Way Forward: The Need for New Alliances and New Actors -- Conclusion -- 14.Indigenous Peoples Human Rights / Paul Havemann -- Introduction Note continued: Who are Indigenous Peoples According to International Law? -- Centuries of Ambivalence about the Recognition of Indigenous Peoples -- The United Nations and Indigenous Group Rights -- Case Study: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Change -- Reconciling Indigenous Self-Determination with State Sovereignty? -- Conclusion -- 15.Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation / Andrea M. Bertone -- Introduction -- Definitions of Human Trafficking -- The Anti-White Slavery Movement and the Rise in International Consciousness about the Traffic in Women -- Origins of the Contemporary Anti-Trafficking Movement -- The Ascendancy of Trafficking as a Global Issue in the 1990s -- Case Study: Human Trafficking in the United States -- Conclusion -- 16.Genocide and Human Rights / Scott Straus -- Introduction -- The Origins of the Concept of `Genocide' -- Theories of Genocide -- Case Studies: Rwanda and Darfur -- Rwanda -- Darfur -- Conclusion Note continued: 17.Humanitarian Intervention / Alan J. Kuperman -- Introduction -- Evolving Concepts -- Military Intervention -- Obstacles to Effectiveness -- Unintended Consequences -- Case Study: Bosnia -- Conclusion -- 18.Torture / William F. Schulz -- Introduction -- Torture in Western History -- How to Make a Torturer -- Case Study: Ticking Bomb Torture -- Putting an End to Torture: New Developments and High Promise -- Conclusion -- 19.Transitional Justice / Joanna R. Quinn -- Introduction -- Retributive Justice -- Restorative Justice -- Reparative Justice -- Putting Transitional Justice Into Practice -- Case Study: Uganda -- Conclusion -- pt. III The Future of Human Rights -- 20.The Future of Human Rights / Michael Goodhart -- Introduction -- Defending Human Rights -- Extending Human Rights -- Achieving Human Rights -- Conclusion -- 21.Measuring and Monitoring Human Rights / Todd Landman -- Introduction -- The Purpose of Measuring Human Rights Note continued: Challenges to Measuring Human Rights -- Types of Human Rights Measures -- Conclusion -- 22.The Environment / Kerri Woods -- Introduction -- An Environmental Human Right? -- Problems of Compatibility -- Implementing Environmental Human Rights? -- Problems with Environmental Human Rights? -- Case Studies: Climate Change, Development Projects, and Environmental Refugees -- Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability -- Conclusion.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to human rights that takes students beyond a purely legal perspective to look at theoretical issues and practical approaches. It brings together international experts including political scientists, philosophers, lawyers, and policy-makers, and is up to date with a constantly evolving field. The second edition sees an expansion of theoretical content, and introduces students to areas of growing importance, including non-western approaches to human rights. It also looks at feminist approaches, and includes more material on group and individual rights. In addition, the book includes more critical perspectives, and there is more material on global civil society and children's human rights. A new concluding chapter charts the possible future development of human rights and ensures that students are up to date.
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