The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights) - Softcover

Book 39 of 111: Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights

Lauren, Paul Gordon

 
9780812221381: The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions Seen (Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0812221389 ISBN 13: 9780812221381
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2011

Synopsis

This widely acclaimed and highly regarded book, used extensively by students, scholars, policymakers, and activists, now appears in a new third edition. Focusing on the theme of visions seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic transformation of a world patterned by centuries of human rights abuses into a global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their own people is a matter of international concern—and sets the goal of human rights "for all peoples and all nations." He reveals the truly universal nature of this movement, places contemporary events within their broader historical contexts, and explains the relationship between individual cases and larger issues of human rights with insight.
This new edition incorporates material from recently declassified documents and the most recent scholarship relating to the creation of the new Human Rights Council and its Universal Periodic Review, the International Criminal Court, the Responsibility to Protect (R2P), terrorism and torture, the impact of globalization and modern technology, and activists in NGOs devoted to human rights. It provides perceptive assessments of the process of change, the power of visions and visionaries, politics and political will, and the evolving meanings of sovereignty, security, and human rights themselves.

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About the Author

Paul Gordon Lauren is Regents Professor at the University of Montana. He is the author of a number of books, including the award-winning Power and Prejudice: The Politics and Diplomacy of Racial Discrimination.

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Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press
Publication date
2011
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0812221389
ISBN 13 
9780812221381
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
3
Number of pages
432

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