International human rights : a survey

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International human rights : a survey

Cher Weixia Chen, Alison Dundes Renteln

Cambridge University Press, 2023

  • : pbk

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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内容説明

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards, including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide, torture, capital punishment, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights, such as socioeconomic rights, cultural rights, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups, including children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, women's rights, labor rights, indigenous rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.

目次

  • 1. Introduction: overview of human rights
  • 2. Human rights machinery: enforcement mechanisms
  • 3. Genocide
  • 4. Torture
  • 5. The death penalty and cruel, degrading, and inhuman punishments
  • 6. Socio-economic rights
  • 7. Cultural rights
  • 8. Environmental protection and human rights
  • 9. Indigenous rights
  • 10. Disability and human rights
  • 11. Labor rights as human rights
  • 12. Children's rights
  • 13. Women's rights
  • 14. LGBTQ+ rights
  • 15. Media and human rights: freedom of expression and of the press, access to information, and the right to privacy
  • 16. Conclusion: the future of human rights.

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