International Human Rights
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International Human Rights

A Survey

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eBook - PDF

International Human Rights

A Survey

About this book

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards, including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide, torture, capital punishment, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights, such as socioeconomic rights, cultural rights, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups, including children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, women's rights, labor rights, indigenous rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Reviews
  3. Half-title
  4. Title page
  5. Copyright information
  6. Contents
  7. List of Figures
  8. List of Tables
  9. Acknowledgments
  10. 1 Introduction: Overview of Human Rights
  11. 2 Human Rights Machinery: Enforcement Mechanisms
  12. 3 Genocide
  13. 4 Torture
  14. 5 The Death Penalty and Cruel, Degrading, and Inhuman Punishment
  15. 6 Socio-Economic Rights
  16. 7 Cultural Rights
  17. 8 Environmental Protection and Human Rights
  18. 9 Indigenous Rights
  19. 10 The Rights of Persons With Disabilities
  20. 11 Labor Rights as Human Rights
  21. 12 Children's Rights
  22. 13 Women's Rights
  23. 14 LGBTQ+ Rights
  24. 15 Media and Human Rights
  25. 16 Conclusion
  26. Index