Human Rights in Global Politics

Dunne, Tim and Wheeler, Nicholas J. (Edited by)

ISBN 10: 052164643X / ISBN 13: 9780521646437

Published by Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1999

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Very Good condition. xi, 337 pages. The first section explores the philosophical basis of claims to universal human rights and the second section reflects on the role of the media, global civil society, states, non-governmental organisations, capitalism, and schools and universities in developing a global human rights culture. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Human Rights in Global Politics
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
• Publication Date: 1999
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052164643X
• ISBN 13: 9780521646437
• Binding: Trade Paperback
• Edition: 1st Paperback Edition.
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics

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Synopsis

There is a stark contradiction between the theory of universal human rights and the everyday practice of human wrongs. This timely volume brings together leading scholars to evaluate this paradox. The contributors ask whether human rights abuses are a result of the failure of governments to live up to a universal human rights standard, or whether the search for moral universals is a fundamentally flawed enterprise. The book evaluates the philosophical basis of human rights, and reflects on the structures that affect the development of a global human rights culture.

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There is a stark contradiction between the theory of universal human rights and the everyday practice of human wrongs. This timely volume investigates whether human rights abuses are a result of the failure of governments to live up to a universal human rights standard, or whether the search for moral universals is a fundamentally flawed enterprise which distracts us from the task of developing rights in the context of particular ethical communities.