Human Rights by Freeman, Michael -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Table of Contents Key Concepts Series Title page Copyright page Preface to the Third Edition Acknowledgements 1: Introduction

Realities Concepts The social sciences Beyond human-rights law Conclusion

2: Origins

Why history? Which history? On rights and tyrants Justice and rights Natural rights The age of revolutions The decline of natural rights Conclusion

3: After 1945

The UN and the rights revival The Universal Declaration of Human Rights From theory to practice Conclusion

4: Theories of Human Rights

Why theory? Human-rights theory Conclusion

5: Putting Law in its Place

Introduction: human rights and social science The dominance and critique of law Political science Sociology Social psychology Anthropology International relations Conclusion

6: Universality, Diversity and Difference

Universalism Imperialism Cultural relativism On culture and rights Religion and human rights: the case of Islam The right to culture Minority rights Indigenous peoples The right to self-determination The rights of women The rights of children Sexual minorities Persons with disabilities Migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers Conclusion

7: The Politics of Human Rights

The real politics of human rights The boomerang theory The national politics of human rights Explaining human-rights violations: the quantitative approach NGOs Conclusion

8: Globalization, Development and Poverty

Globalization Global poverty and inequality Economic and social rights Development The right to development The causes of development Trade and investment Business corporations International financial institutions Climate change Global justice Conclusion

9: Conclusion

Learning from history Objections to human rights Beyond human-rights law Concluding remarks

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