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9780582438248

Human Rights: An Introduction

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    9780582438248

  • ISBN10:

    0582438241

  • Format: Nonspecific Binding
  • Copyright: 2002-09-30
  • Publisher: Routledge

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Summary

"Provides a comprehensive overview of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective B>" Including case studies and personal testimonies, this book discusses existing research on human rights and suggests how the ideas of contemporary thinkers may be relevant for furthering our understanding. It also provides the reader with thorough knowledge of the philosophical, legal, historical, and sociological material on human rights, such as theories and perspectives, acts and covenants, and statistical data. The author covers important topics including, censorship, political prisoners, torture, the death penalty, apartheid, slavery, genocide, and the plight of refugees. The book concludes with an overview of emerging areas in the discourse on human rights, including environmental concerns, the role of business and non-state actors, women's rights, children's rights, and the impact of globalization upon human rights debates and realities. Anyone interested in Human Rights.

Author Biography

Dr Darren J O'Byrne is Lecturer in Sociology and Cultural Studies at the University of Surrey Roehampton, UK

Table of Contents

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Introduction
Chapter One: Theorizing Human Rights
Chapter Two: Regulating Human Rights
Chapter Three: Censorship
Chapter Four: Political Prisoners
Chapter Five: Torture
Chapter Six: The Death Penalty
Chapter Seven: Apartheid
Chapter Eight: Slavery
Chapter Nine: Genocide
Chapter Ten: Refugees
Conclusion
Index

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