| LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER |
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| LC control number |
2015413729 |
| INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9781285462608 |
| DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Call number |
323 |
| MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Authors |
DeLaet, Debra L., |
| Dates |
1968- |
| TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
The global struggle for human rights : |
| Subtitle |
universal principles in world politics |
| Statement of responsibility, etc |
Debra L. DeLaet |
| EDITION STATEMENT |
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| Edition |
2nd ed. |
| PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication |
Stamford, CT : |
| Publisher |
Cengage Learning, |
| Date |
c2015. |
| PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
xiv, 249 p. ; |
| Size |
24 cm. |
| GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
Previous edition: 2006. |
| CONTENTS |
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| Contents |
Part I: HUMAN RIGHTS IN THEORY AND LAW. 1. The Contested Meaning of Human Rights. 2. The Development of International Human Rights Law. 3. Are Human Rights Universal? Part II: HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRACTICE. 4. Civil and Political Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 5. Collective Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 6. Economic and Social Rights in a World of Sovereign States. 7. Gender Equality and Human Rights. Part III: HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE QUEST FOR JUSTICE. 8. Promoting Human Rights from the Top Down. 9. Punitive Justice and Human Rights. 10. Restorative Justice and Human Rights. 11. Promoting Human Rights from the Bottom Up. |
| SUMMARY |
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| Summary |
Explore the tension between state sovereignty and human rights, genocide, economic rights, and various concepts of justice as they relate to the promotion of fundamental human rights with THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS: UNIVERSAL PRINCIPLES IN WORLD POLITICS. This textbook covers human rights in relation to gender equity, feminist perspectives, and sexual orientation and suggests a universal perspective on human rights sensitive to cultural differences and diversity among and within nations. The text also explores human rights law and the question of whether human rights are universal. |
| STUDY PROGRAM |
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| Program name |
COMM334 |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
Human rights |
| SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM |
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| Topical Heading |
World politics |
| Chronological |
1989- |
| ELECTRONIC LOCATION AND ACCESS |
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| Uniform Resource Identifier |
https://uowd.box.com/s/jerwjayfvbdml9hflh5ogbhly3afuzy9 |
| Public note |
Location Map |
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45837 |
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6169 |
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21376 |