The Future of Human Rights - Hardcover

Schulz, William F.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 8170493528 ISBN 13: 9788170493525

Publisher: Manas Publications, 2009

Synopsis

The thirteen essays in this volume, by such notable scholar and activists as Philip Alston, Rachel kleinfeld, George Lopez, john Shattuck, and Debora spar, provide thematic assessments of the current state of global human rights programs as well.

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Review

"The Future of Human Rights provides a banquet of thought-provoking ideas about how to restore America's international standing as a defender of human dignity and political rights. A brilliant and timely book."-Madeleine K. Albright, former Secretary of State "The nuanced, sophisticated, and incisive essays that make up this important volume demonstrate how central human rights are to a successful foreign policy and chart a course forward after the damage inflicted during the Bush years. The next administration, and all who seek to influence it, will need to consult it."-Leonard S. Rubenstein, President, Physicians for Human Rights "The new administration that takes office in 2009 will face an enormous challenge: restoring faith in America and its place in the global community. That new leadership will find in The Future of Human Rights all it needs to undertake the job of reinstating the first principles of good human rights practice and unabashedly mainstreaming human rights into the heart of American foreign and domestic policy. We can afford to do no less."-Raymond C. Offenheiser, President, Oxfam America "The book lays out recommendations that can be identified as moderately leftist or progressive. Each of the 14 chapters presents the relevant international standards for a given issue (e.g., refugees), discusses the shortcomings of the George W. Bush administration, and lays out what should be done in the future... The authors are experts in their fields, and each chapter is filled with facts and figures... A good reference work for policy wonks."-Choice

About the Author

William F. Schulz served as Executive Director of Amnesty International USA from 1994 to 2006. He is a Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress; a Presidential Fellow at Simmons College in Boston; and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at the Wagner School of New York University. Schulz is author of two books on human rights: In Our Own Best Interest: How Defending Human Rights Benefits Us All and Tainted Legacy: 9/11 and the Ruin of Human Rights. He is the editor of The Phenomenon of Torture: Readings and Commentary, also published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Edition details

• Publisher: Manas Publications
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 8170493528
• ISBN 13: 9788170493525
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 250