Human Rights
A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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Word Count
36,000 words, Guess
Page Count
144 pages
Physical Format
Paperback
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL9362530M
- ISBN-139780199205523
- ISBN-100199205523
- OCLC Control Number84150740
- OCLC Control Numberhumanrights00andr
and 3 more
- Library of Congress Control Number2007298855
- LibraryThing3483888
- Goodreads595615
Classifications
- LCCJC571 .C596 2007
Description
Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This book, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, Andrew Clapham also considers new challenges to human rights in the context of privacy, equality and the right to health. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed in law, Clapham explains what our human rights actually are, what they might be, and where the human rights movement is heading.
Description
Focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, and discrimination, this book will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind human rights.
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Other Editions
- Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
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