Rethinking Human Rights
Critical Approaches to International Politics
Published on 1. January 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIII, 246 pages
978-1-349-43005-5 (ISBN)
Description
Rethinking Human Rights brings together a team of authors from fields as diverse as political theory, peace studies, international law and media studies - concerned with a new international agenda of human rights promotion. The collection presents an original and tightly argued critique of current trends and deals with a range of questions concerning the implication of human rights approaches for humanitarian aid, state sovereignty, international law, democracy and political autonomy.
Reviews / Votes
'[U]ncomfortable but compelling reading...an excellent critique of what has become an uncontested truism of contemporary international relations.' - International Affairs
'An important addition to the debate over contemporary human rights programs...' - Conscience
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Edition
1st ed. 2002
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XIII, 246 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
337 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-43005-5 (9781349430055)
DOI
10.1057/9781403914262
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Person
BARRIE COLLINS Researcher
FIONA FOX formerly Head of Media Relations, Catholic Food Agency
CHRIS GILLIGAN Lecturer in Sociology, University of Ulster, Ireland
PHILIP HAMMOND Senior Lecturer in Media, South Bank University, London
EDWARD S. HERMAN Professor Emeritus of Finance, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
JON HOLBROOK Barrister
JOHN LAUGHLAND European Director of the European Foundation
JOHN PENDER Independent Writer and Researcher
DAVID PETERSON Independent Journalist and Researcher
VANESSA PUPAVAC Lecturer, School of Politics, University of Nottingham
Content
Notes on the Contributors Acknowledgements Introduction: Rethinking Human Rights; D.Chandler PART I: UNIVERSAL RIGHTS? Conditioning the Right to Humanitarian Aid? Human Rights and the 'New Humanitarianism'; F.Fox Human Rights and the Rule of Law: Achieving Universal Justice?; J.Laughland The International Children's Rights Regime; V.Pupavac PART II: RIGHTS OF EMPOWERMENT Developing Power? Human Rights and State Regulation in Northern Ireland; C.Gilligan Empowering the Poorest? The World Bank and 'The Voices of the Poor'; J.Pender The Limits of Human Rights and Cosmopolitan Citizenship; D.Chandler Humanitarian Intervention and the Recasting of International Law; J.Holbrook PART III: HUMAN-CENTRED RIGHTS? New Wars and Old Wars? The Lessons of Rwanda; B.Collins Moral Combat: Advocacy Journalists and the New Humanitarianism; P.Hammond Morality's Avenging Angels: The New Humanitarian Crusaders; E.S.Herman & D.Peterson References Index