ABSTRACT
In mapping out the field of human rights for those studying and researching within both humanities and social science disciplines, the Handbook of Human Rights not only provides a solid foundation for the reader who wants to learn the basic parameters of the field, but also promotes new thinking and frameworks for the study of human rights in the twenty-first century.
The Handbook comprises over sixty individual contributions from key figures around the world, which are grouped according to eight key areas of discussion:
- foundations and critiques;
- new frameworks for understanding human rights;
- world religious traditions and human rights;
- social, economic, group, and collective rights;
- critical perspectives on human rights organizations, institutions, and practices;
- law and human rights;
- narrative and aesthetic dimension of rights;
- geographies of rights.
In its presentation and analysis of the traditional core history and topics, critical perspectives, human rights culture, and current practice, this Handbook proves a valuable resource for all students and researchers with an interest in human rights.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part |128 pages
Foundations and critiques
part |86 pages
New frameworks for understanding human rights
chapter |16 pages
Human rights as status relations
part |54 pages
World religious traditions and human rights
chapter |9 pages
A non-religious basis for the idea of human rights
part |144 pages
Social, economic, group, and collective rights
chapter |16 pages
The development of international child law
part |161 pages
Critical perspectives on human rights organizations, institutions, and practices
chapter |11 pages
International financial institutions and their impacts on human rights
chapter |10 pages
Have human rights failed humans?
part |42 pages
Law and human rights
part |59 pages
Narrative and aesthetic dimensions of human rights
part |50 pages
Geographies of rights