The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights

The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Human Rights is an outstanding resource covering key questions, problems, and debates in scholarship on the nature, justification, authority and relevance of human rights.

The volume comprises 35 chapters by leading scholars from a range of philosophical orientations and traditions. The Handbook is divided into five sections:

• Approaching the Philosophy of Human Rights
• Grounds of Human Rights
• Critical Perspectives
• Contemporary Human Rights Issues
• Human Rights of Groups

The volume is essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy who are interested in understanding human rights. It is also a valuable resource for those in related fields including law, political science, sociology, and the humanities.

Jesse Tomalty is Associate Professor of Philosophy at the University of Bergen, Norway. Her research focuses on normative and conceptual questions about global justice and human rights. She has published articles on a range of themes including socio-economic human rights, global poverty, the nature of human rights, and the ethics of immigration.

Kerri Woods is Associate Professor of Political Theory and Deputy Head of the School of Politics and International Studies at the University of Leeds. She has research interests in human rights theory and feminist political theory. Her publications include Human Rights (2014) and Human Rights and Environmental Sustainability (2010).