Human rights fifty years on : a reappraisal

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Human rights fifty years on : a reappraisal

edited by Tony Evans

Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's Press, 1998

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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: hbk ISBN 9780719051029

Description

Brings together some of the leading critics of the current project for universal human rights. Places universal human rights in the context of globalisation. Marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -- .

Table of Contents

  • Power and human rights: introduction - power, hegemony and the universalization of human rights, Tony Evans
  • the United States and the challenge of relativity, Noam Chomsky. Problems of theory and practice: the limits of a rights-based approach to international ethics, Fiona Robertson
  • human rights, law and democracy in an unfree world, Norman Lewis
  • international law and human rights, Christine Chinkin. Human rights as social exclusion: are women human? It's not an academic question, V. Spike Peterson and Laura Parisi
  • international financial institutions and economic and social rights - an exploration, Caroline Thomas. The future of human rights: human rights in a global age - coming to terms with globalization, Anthony G, McGrew
  • the Third World and human rights in the post-1989 world order, Johan Galtung.
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: pbk ISBN 9780719051036

Description

Brings together some of the leading critics of the current project for universal human rights. Places universal human rights in the context of globalisation. Marks the fiftieth anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. -- .

Table of Contents

Part I: Power and human rights 1. Introduction: Power, hegemony and the universalization of human rights - Tony Evans 2. The United States and the challenge of relativity - Noam Chomsky Part II: Problems of theory and practice 3. The limits of a rights-based approach to international ethics - Fiona Robinson 4. Human rights, law and democracy in an unfree world - Norman Lewis 5. International law and human rights - Christine Chinkin Part III: Human rights as social exclusion 6. Are women human? It's not an academic question - V. Spike Peterson and Laura Parisi 7. International financial institutions and economic and social rights: An exploration - Caroline Thomas Part IV: The future of human rights 8. Human rights in a global age: Coming to terms with globalisation - Anthony G. McGrew 9. The Third World and human rights in the post-1989 World Order - John Galtung -- .

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