Human Rights

Name: Human Rights
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ISBN: 9780737737462

ISBN-10: 0737737468

ISBN-13: 9780737737462

Edition: 2008

Authors: Jacqueline Langwith

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Human rights, no matter how much they may differ across cultures, mean the same thing; human beings need things that are justifiably sound. Editor Jacqueline Langwith has compiled a number of fantastic essays that debate human rights. Her collection of essays answer what rights are, what we should do to stop abuse of human rights, and what the U.S. needs to do to support human rights. Should human rights be universal? Does Islamic law threaten human rights? Should the U.S. intervene in Darfur? Does the U.S. do enough to uphold the rights of women? These hard-hitting queries are evenly and emphatically debated through essays that state a viewpoint and back it up with facts. Your reader's…

Book details

List price: $33.80
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC
Publication date: 12/7/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 264
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Why Consider Opposing Viewpoints?


Introduction



What Are Human Rights?


Chapter Preface



Human Rights Must be Universal




Human Rights Must Be Culturally Relative




We Should Eliminate the Debate About Universality and Cultural Relativism



Non-Western Societies Have Influenced Human Rights



Periodical Bibliography



What Is the State of Human Rights?


Chapter Preface



Globalization Threatens Human Rights



Globalization Promotes Human Rights




Islamic Law Threatens Human Rights




Islamic Law Promotes Human Rights




China Is Abusing Human Rights



The United States Is Abasing Human Rights


Periodical Bibliography



What Should Be Done to Stop Human Rights Abuses?


Chapter Preface



The United Nations Is Necessary to Stop Human Rights Abuses




The United Nations Is Ineffective and Corrupt and Does Not Stop Human Rights Abuses




International Human Rights Treaties Are Necessary to Help Prevent Human Rights Abuses




International Human Rights Laws and Treaties Have Little Impact on Ending Human Rights Abuses



Periodical Bibliography



What Human Rights Policies should the U.S. Government Follow?


Chapter Preface



The United States Should Be a Part of the International Criminal Court




The United States Should Not Be a Part of the International Criminal Court




The United States Should Intervene in Darfur



The United States Should Not Intervene in Darfur




The United States Should Not Practice Torture Even to Win the War on Terrorism




The United States Should Practice Torture Under Some Circumstances




The United States Should Ratify the Treaty to Protect Women's Human Rights



The United States Should Not Ratify the Treaty to Protect Women's Human Rights



Periodical Bibliography


For Further Discussion


Organizations to Contact


Bibliography of Books


Index