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The contentious history of the International Bill of Human Rights / Christopher N. J. Roberts

By: Series: Cambridge studies in law and societyPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015Description: xiv, 237 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781107601635 (pbk.)
  • 1107601630 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.48 ROB
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Contents:
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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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.