The Politics of Human Rights
A Global Perspective
Tony Evans(Author)
Pluto Press
Published on 20. March 2001
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Hardback
144 pages
978-0-7453-1457-0 (ISBN)
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Tony Evans argues that the state's central role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalization and that as a consequence human rights are becoming less attainable.
As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases. The author departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects. He analyses how issues related to globalization, such as the environment, population movement patterns and free trade impact on individual human rights. In conclusion, he argues that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other major treaties must be renegotiated to take globalization into account.
As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases. The author departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects. He analyses how issues related to globalization, such as the environment, population movement patterns and free trade impact on individual human rights. In conclusion, he argues that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other major treaties must be renegotiated to take globalization into account.
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English
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London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
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Height: 215 mm
Width: 135 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7453-1457-0 (9780745314570)
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Person
Tony Evans is a lecturer at the Department of Politics, University of Southampton. His previous books include US Hegemony and the Project of Universal Human Rights (Macmillan, 1996), Human Rights Fifty Years On (Manchester, 1998) and The Politics of Human Rights (Pluto, 2005).
Content
Introduction
1. The Politics of Universal Human Rights
2. International Human Rights Law and Global Politics
3. The Political Economy of Human Rights
4. Globalization, Democracy and Human Rights
5. The Promise of Global Community and Human Rights
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
1. The Politics of Universal Human Rights
2. International Human Rights Law and Global Politics
3. The Political Economy of Human Rights
4. Globalization, Democracy and Human Rights
5. The Promise of Global Community and Human Rights
6. Conclusion
Bibliography
Index