Human Rights: a Very Short Introduction

Name: Human Rights: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199205523

ISBN-10: 0199205523

ISBN-13: 9780199205523

Edition: 2007

Authors: Andrew Clapham

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From the controversial incarceration of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, to the brutal ethnic cleansing being practiced in Darfur, to the widespread denial of equal rights to women in many areas of the world, human rights violations are a constant presence in the news and in our lives. Taking an international perspective, and focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health, and discrimination, this Very Short Introduction will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind this vitally relevant issue. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed…

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 8/6/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 4.37" wide x 6.85" long x 0.43" tall
Weight: 0.396
Language: English



Preface



Looking at rights



The historical development of international human rights



Human rights foreign policy and the role of the UN



The international crime of torture



Legitimate restrictions and questions of freedom



Balancing rights - the issue of privacy



Food, education, health, housing and work



Discrimination and equality



The death penaltyFinal remarks


References


Further reading


Annex: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights