Human Rights and Social Work: Towards Rights-Based Practice

by Jim Ife

• ISBN13: 9780521797016
• ISBN10: 0521797012
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-08-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This book examines current human rights issues and shows how a broader understanding can be used to ground a form of practice that is central to social work, community development and broader human services. The argument extends the idea of human rights beyond the realm of theoretical analysis, and into the arena of professional practice and social action, using a critical theory perspective. Drawing on current debates about globalization, this book adds a vital new perspective to the promotion of international human rights.

Author Biography

Jim Ife is Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia and secretary of the Human Rights Commission of the International Federation of Social Workers. Previously he was Professor of Social Work and Social Policy at the University of Western Australia and is also a former president of Amnesty International Australia.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	vi
Introduction	viii
Human Rights in a Globalised World	1	(23)
The Three Generations of Human Rights	24	(19)
Public and Private Human Rights	43	(15)
Culture and Human Rights	58	(18)
Human Rights and Human Needs	76	(13)
Human Rights and Obligations	89	(14)
Ethics and Human Rights	103	(14)
Participation in the Human Rights Discourse	117	(15)
Constructing Human Rights for Social Work Practice	132	(8)
Achieving Human Rights through Social Work Practice	140	(27)
Respecting Human Rights in Social Work Practice	167	(33)
Conclusion: Prospects for Human Rights Practice	200	(4)
Appendix I The Universal Declaration of Human Rights	204	(6)
Appendix II Other Human Rights Declarations, Treaties and Conventions	210	(4)
References	214	(11)
Index	225