We Are All Born Free Mini Edition: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures

We Are All Born Free Mini Edition: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights in Pictures
Amnesty International (Author)
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Human Rights

Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction

Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction
Andrew Clapham (Author)
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Human Rights

From the controversial incarceration of prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, to the brutal ethnic cleansing being practiced in Darfur, to the widespread denial of equal rights to women in many areas of the world, human rights violations are a constant presence in the news and in our lives. Taking an international perspective, and focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health, and discrimination, this Very Short Introduction will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind this vitally relevant issue. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed in law, Andrew Clapham explains what our human rights actually are, what they might be, and where the human rights movement is heading.

• Rank: #29565 in Books
• Published on: 2007-08-06
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.61" h x 4.33" w x .59" l, .35 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 144 pages

Inventing Human Rights: A History

Inventing Human Rights: A History
Lynn Hunt (Author)
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Human Rights

“A tour de force.”—Gordon S. Wood, New York Times Book Review

How were human rights invented, and how does their tumultuous history influence their perception and our ability to protect them today? From Professor Lynn Hunt comes this extraordinary cultural and intellectual history, which traces the roots of human rights to the rejection of torture as a means for finding the truth. She demonstrates how ideas of human relationships portrayed in novels and art helped spread these new ideals far and wide. Hunt also shows the continued relevance of human rights in today’s world.

• Rank: #39290 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.20" h x .70" w x 5.50" l, .48 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 272 pages