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The contentious history of the International Bill of Human Rights / Christopher N. J. Roberts, University of Minnesota Law School.
Series: Cambridge studies in law and societyPublisher: New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: xiv, 237 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781107601635 (pbk.)
- 1107601630 (pbk.)
- 9781107014633 (hardback)
- 1107014638 (hardback)
- 341.48 ROB 23
- K3238.31948 .R63 2015
- POL035010
Contents:
Summary: "Traces conflicts about the definition of human rights and shows how a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights"-- Provided by publisher.
What are human rights and where do they come from?;
From war and politics to human rights;
The Cold War and colonial recession;
Protecting state sovereignty from the 'dangers' of human rights;
Saving empire: the attempt to create (non)-universal human rights;
A human rights Treaty that permits lynching?;
The United States' unequivocal ambivalence towards socioeconomic rights.
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National Law School | MPP Section | 341.48 ROB (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 36060 |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
What are human rights and where do they come from?;
From war and politics to human rights;
The Cold War and colonial recession;
Protecting state sovereignty from the 'dangers' of human rights;
Saving empire: the attempt to create (non)-universal human rights;
A human rights Treaty that permits lynching?;
The United States' unequivocal ambivalence towards socioeconomic rights.
"Traces conflicts about the definition of human rights and shows how a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights"-- Provided by publisher.
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