International Human Rights (Fifth Edition)
5th Edition
Published on 18. July 2017
Book
Paperback/Softback
296 pages
978-0-8133-4948-0 (ISBN)
Description
International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels.
The fifth edition is substantially updated, rewritten, and revised throughout, including updates on multilateral institutions (especially the UN's Universal Periodic Review process and the Human Rights Council's Special Procedures mechanisms), regional systems, human rights in foreign policy (including a specific chapter on U.S. foreign policy), humanitarian intervention and the "responsibility to protect," and (anti)terrorism and human rights. The book also includes a new chapter on the unity (indivisibility) of human rights. Chapters include discussion questions, case studies for in-depth examination of topics (including new case studies on the U.N. Special Procedures, Myanmar, and Israeli settlements in West-Bank Palestine), and ten "problems" (including new entries on the war in Syria and hierarchies between human rights) tailored to promote classroom discussion.
The fifth edition is substantially updated, rewritten, and revised throughout, including updates on multilateral institutions (especially the UN's Universal Periodic Review process and the Human Rights Council's Special Procedures mechanisms), regional systems, human rights in foreign policy (including a specific chapter on U.S. foreign policy), humanitarian intervention and the "responsibility to protect," and (anti)terrorism and human rights. The book also includes a new chapter on the unity (indivisibility) of human rights. Chapters include discussion questions, case studies for in-depth examination of topics (including new case studies on the U.N. Special Procedures, Myanmar, and Israeli settlements in West-Bank Palestine), and ten "problems" (including new entries on the war in Syria and hierarchies between human rights) tailored to promote classroom discussion.
Reviews / Votes
"This splendid survey of the principles and practice of human rights is a welcome contribution to the canon. It is thorough, thoughtful, and comprehensive, providing an essential reference for human rights pedagogy and scholarship. The balance between norms, regime, and cases, coverage of contemporary issues, and dialectical approach make this edition an ideal introduction to human rights." -Alison Brysk, UC Santa Barbara"The preeminent introductory textbook for human rights courses by leading scholars of human rights...Comprehensive, accessible, and up-to-date, with excellent specific problems and discussion questions and a chapter on terrorism and human rights in the post 9/11 world...A synthetic yet grounded introduction to human rights." -Kathryn Sikkink, Harvard University
"The new edition of Jack Donnelly's classic textbook, thanks to Daniel Whelan's new participation in the venture, maintains old reliability and seizes new opportunity...All told, it remains the best choice for the introductory human rights classroom." -Samuel Moyn, author of The Last Utopia: Human Rights in History
Praise for Prior Editions
"One of the best human rights texts available for the undergraduate classroom . . . well balanced between theory and practice and considers human rights both in different parts of the world and from different cultural perspectives." -Dana Zartner, University of San Francisco
"Examines the evolution of the international human rights regime with attention to the human agency at every level-the individual, the state, and the international system. The analysis of policy decisions that have culminated in action on human rights, or the violation of those rights, is both accessible to the student and true to the complex dynamics of an increasingly interconnected global arena." - Julie Mazzei, Kent State University
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Inc
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
386 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8133-4948-0 (9780813349480)
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New editions
Daniel J. Edquist-Whelan | Jack Donnelly
International Human Rights
Book
06/2020
6th Edition
Routledge
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Jack Donnelly | Daniel J. Whelan
International Human Rights
Book
09/2018
5th Edition
Routledge
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Persons
Jack Donnelly is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver.
Daniel J. Whelan is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix College.
Daniel J. Whelan is Associate Professor of Politics and International Relations at Hendrix College.
Content
PART ONE: HISTORY AND THEORY
1. Human Rights in Global Politics: Historical Perspective
2. Theories of Human Rights
3. The Relative Universality of Human Rights
4. The Unity of Human Rights
PART TWO: MULTILATERAL, BILATERAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTION
5. Global Multilateral Mechanisms
6. Regional Human Rights Regimes
7. Human Rights and Foreign Policy
8. Human Rights in American Foreign Policy
9. Transnational Human Rights Advocacy
PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
10. Humanitarian Intervention
11. Globalization, the State, and Human Rights
12. (Anti)Terrorism and Human Rights
1. Human Rights in Global Politics: Historical Perspective
2. Theories of Human Rights
3. The Relative Universality of Human Rights
4. The Unity of Human Rights
PART TWO: MULTILATERAL, BILATERAL, AND TRANSNATIONAL ACTION
5. Global Multilateral Mechanisms
6. Regional Human Rights Regimes
7. Human Rights and Foreign Policy
8. Human Rights in American Foreign Policy
9. Transnational Human Rights Advocacy
PART THREE: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES
10. Humanitarian Intervention
11. Globalization, the State, and Human Rights
12. (Anti)Terrorism and Human Rights