Includes bibliographical references (pages 477-503) and index.
Contents:
Human rights and the UN sustainable development goals / Inga Winklerand Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez. The philosophical foundations of human rights / Anthony Langlois -- Human rights in international law / Rhona Smith -- The politics of human rights / Michael Goodhart -- Feminist approaches to human rights / Laura Parisi -- Imperialism and human rights / Bonny Ibhawoh -- The social life of human rights / Damien Short -- Human rights claiming as a performative practice / Karen Zivi -- Genocide and human rights / Scott Straus -- Humanitarian intervention / Alan Kuperman -- Transitional justice / Joanna Quinn -- Treaties, monitoring, and enforcement / Emily Ritter -- Political democracy and state repression / Christian Davenport -- Forced migration and refugees / Gil Loescher and Kurt Mills -- Human rights and the environment / Sumudu Atapattu -- Indigenous rights and language sovereignty / Odilia Romero, Joseph Berra, & Shannon Speed -- Social movements and human rights / Jackie Smith -- Theory in practice : making human rights claims in a human rights way / Brooke Ackerly -- Sexual orientation, gender identity, and human rights / Cricket Keating and Cindy Burack -- Human rights and religion / Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek -- The human right to water / Madeline Baer -- Human rights and the UN sustainable development goals / Inga Winklerand Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez.
Summary:
"Human Rights: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary text written by a global team of experts with coverage and content unrivaled by any other text on the market. With contributions from an international panel of experts, including political scientists, lawyers, philosophers, and policy-makers, this text is unmatched in its ability to provide students with a practical, comprehensive and 21st century perspectives on the theory, study and practice of human rights"-- Provided by publisher.
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