The global struggle for human rights : universal principles in world politics /
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| Author / Creator: | DeLaet, Debra L., 1968- author. |
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| Edition: | Second edition. |
| Imprint: | Stamford, CT : Cengage Learning, ©2015. |
| Description: | xiv, 249 pages ; 24 cm |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11027284 |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction
- Why Study Human Rights?
- State Sovereignty and Human Rights
- Human Rights in the Twenty-First Century: The Gap between Rhetoric and Reality
- Organization of the Book
- Part I. Human Rights in Theory and Law
- 1. The Contested Meaning of Human Rights
- The Political Nature of Human Rights
- Defining the Concept of Human Rights
- The Philosophical Origins and Sources of Human Rights
- Defining and Categorizing Human Rights in Practice
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 2. The Development of International Human Rights Law
- Does International Human Rights Law Matter?
- The Historical Foundations' of International Human Rights Law
- The United Nations Core of International Human Rights Law
- The Distinction Between Human Rights Law and Humanitarian Law
- Feminist Critiques of International Human Rights Law
- Sexual Orientation Discrimination and International Human Rights Law
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 3. Are Human Rights Universal?
- Defining Universalism and Relativism
- Are Human Rights a Western Construct?
- Feminist Perspectives on Universalism and Relativism
- Case Study: Female Genital Cutting, Male Genital Cutting, and Cultural Biases in Human Rights Universalism
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- Part II. Human Rights in Practice
- 4. Civil and Political Rights in a World of Sovereign States
- Civil and Political Rights and State Sovereignty in Tension
- Case Study: State Responses to National Security Threats
- Case Study: Freedom of Movement, Civil Rights, and Sovereignty
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 5. Collective Rights in a World of Sovereign States
- Human Rights as Collective Rights
- Collective Rights and Individual Rights
- Case Study: Self-Determination
- Case Study: Genocide
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 6. Economic and Social Rights in a World of Sovereign States
- Economic and Social Rights as Human Rights
- Economic and Social Rights and State Sovereignty in Tension
- The Relationship Between Economic and Social Rights and Civil and Political Rights
- Case Study: Human Development and Poverty
- Case Study: Health and Human Rights
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 7. Gender Equality and Human Rights
- Gender Equality as a Human Right
- Women and Sexual Minorities: Special Rights or Human Rights?
- Case Study: Violence Against Women
- Case Study: Gender-Based Violations of Human Rights During War
- Case Study: Sexual Orientation Discrimination and Violence Against Sexual Minorities
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- Part III. Human Rights and the Quest for Justice
- 8. Promoting Human Rights from the Top Down
- Implementing Human Rights Through International Organizations and States
- The United Nations Human Rights System
- Regional Human Rights Systems
- States, Foreign Policy, and Human Rights
- Case Study: U.S. Foreign Policy and American Exceptionalism
- Humanitarian Intervention
- Case Study: Humanitarian Intervention in Kosovo
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 9. Punitive Justice and Human Rights
- Punitive Justice as a Response to Human Rights Abuses
- Trials and Punitive Justice
- Trials in Historical Perspective: The Development of Ad Hoc Tribunals
- Ad Hoc Tribunals After World War II: Nuremberg and Tokyo
- The International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia
- The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda
- Hybrid Courts
- The International Criminal Court
- Prosecuting International Crimes in Domestic Courts
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 10. Restorative Justice and Human Rights
- Restorative Justice as a Response to Human Rights Abuses
- Truth Commissions
- Reparations
- Apologies
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- 11. Promoting Human Rights from the Bottom Up
- Mobilizing Support for Human Rights in a World of Sovereign States
- Non-State Actors and the Global Struggle for Human Rights
- Case Study: Transnational Corporations and Human Rights
- Case Study: Health and Human Rights Advocacy
- Conclusions
- Discussion Questions
- Web Resources
- Conclusions
- Notes
- Index
