The Contentious History of the International Bill of Human Rights (Cambridge Studies in Law and Society) - Softcover

Roberts, Christopher N. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1107601630 ISBN 13: 9781107601635

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Today, the idea of human rights enjoys near-universal support; yet, there is deep disagreement about what human rights actually are - their true source of origin, how to study them, and how best to address their deficits. In this sweeping historical exploration, Christopher N. J. Roberts traces these contemporary conflicts back to their moments of inception and shows how more than a half century ago, a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights, the foundation of the modern system of human rights. By viewing human rights as representations of human relations that emerge from struggle, this book charts a new path into the subject of human rights and offers a novel theory and methodology for rigorous empirical study.

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Book Description:

In this sweeping historical exploration, Christopher N. J. Roberts traces contemporary conflicts about the definition of human rights back to their moments of inception and shows how more than a half century ago, a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights, the foundation of the modern system of human rights.

About the Author:

Christopher N. J. Roberts is an associate professor at the University of Minnesota Law School and an affiliated faculty member of the Department of Sociology. His research spans the areas of human rights, citizenship, social theory, concept formation, and jurisprudence.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1107601630
• ISBN 13: 9781107601635
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 264