The Contentious History of the International Bill of Human Rights

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Civil Rights, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science
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Author: Christopher N. J. Roberts ISBN: 9781316053607
Publisher: Cambridge University Press Publication: October 31, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press Language: English
Author: Christopher N. J. Roberts
ISBN: 9781316053607
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication: October 31, 2014
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Language: English

Today, the idea of human rights enjoys near-universal support; yet, there is deep disagreement about what human rights actually are - their true source of origin, how to study them, and how best to address their deficits. In this sweeping historical exploration, Christopher N. J. Roberts traces these contemporary conflicts back to their moments of inception and shows how more than a half century ago a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights, the foundation of the modern system of human rights. By viewing human rights as representations of human relations that emerge from struggle, this book charts a new path into the subject of human rights and offers a novel theory and methodology for rigorous empirical study.

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Today, the idea of human rights enjoys near-universal support; yet, there is deep disagreement about what human rights actually are - their true source of origin, how to study them, and how best to address their deficits. In this sweeping historical exploration, Christopher N. J. Roberts traces these contemporary conflicts back to their moments of inception and shows how more than a half century ago a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights, the foundation of the modern system of human rights. By viewing human rights as representations of human relations that emerge from struggle, this book charts a new path into the subject of human rights and offers a novel theory and methodology for rigorous empirical study.

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