Research Catalog

Universal human rights in theory and practice

Title: Universal human rights in theory and practice / Jack Donnelly.
Author: Donnelly, Jack.
Publication: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, ©2003.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Filter by

1 Item

Item details
Status	Format	Access	Call Number	Item Location
Request for On-site Use Request Scan How do I pick up this item and when will it be ready?	Text	Use in library	JC571 .D755 2003	Off-site

Details

Description

viii, 290 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

In this revised and updated edition, Donnelly directly engages matters of immediate political significance. He addresses recent international events and considers the theoretical issues and practical dilemmas involved in protecting human rights internationally.

Series Statement

Cornell paperbacks

Uniform Title

Cornell paperbacks.

Subject

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-286) and index.

Contents

1. The concept of human rights -- 2. The universal declaration model -- 3. Equal concern and respect -- 4. Markets, states, and "the west" -- 5. Non-western conceptinos of human rights -- 6. Cultural relativism and universal human rights -- 7. Human rights and "Asian values" -- 8. International human rights regimes -- 9. Human rights and foreign policy -- 10. The priority of national action -- 11. Democracy, development and human rights -- 12. Group rights and human rights -- 13. Nondiscrimination for all: the case of sexual minorities -- 14. Genocide and humanitarian intervention.

ISBN

0801440130
9780801440137
0801487765
9780801487767

LCCN

2002006707
9780801487767

OCLC

ocm49711897
49711897
SCSB-1271362

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library