Table of contents
Introduction Cindy Holder and David Reidy;
Part I. What are Human Rights?:
1. Human rights and human nature Chris Brown;
2. Universalism and particularism in human rights Neil Walker;
3. Are human rights universal? Rex Martin;
Part II. How do Human Rights Relate to Group Rights and Culture?:
4. The significance of cultural difference for human rights Alison Dundes Renteln;
5. Groups and human rights Peter Jones;
6. Entangled: family, religion and human rights Ayelet Shachar;
7. What does cultural difference require of human rights? Claudio Corradetti;
Part III. What do Human Rights Require of the Global Economy?:
8. What do human rights require of the global economy? Beyond a narrow legal view Adam McBeth;
9. Universal human rights in the global political economy Tony Evans;
10. Human rights and global equal opportunity: inclusion not provision Ann Cudd;
Part IV. How do Human Rights Relate to Environmental Policy?:
11. Human rights in a hostile climate Stephen M. Gardiner;
12. A human rights approach to energy, poverty and gender inequality Gail Karlsson;
13. Pollution wolves in scientific sheep's clothing: why environmental-risk assessors and policymakers ignore the 'hard issues' of the human rights of pollution victims Kristin Shrader-Frechette;
Part V. Is There a Human Right to Democracy?:
14. Is there a human right to democracy? Hilary Charlesworth;
15. The human right to democracy and its global import Carol Gould;
16. An egalitarian argument for a human right to democracy Thomas Christiano;
Part VI. What are the Limits of Rights Enforcement?:
17. Is it ever reasonable for one state to invade another for humanitarian reasons? The 'declaratory tradition' and the UN charter Julie Mertus;
18. Conflicting responsibilities to protect human rights Larry May;
19. Searching for the hard questions about women's human rights Marysia Zalewski;
20. Are human rights possible after conflict? Diary of a survivor Margaret Akello and Erin Baines;
Part VII. Are Human Rights Progressive?:
21. Moral progress and human rights Allen Buchanan;
22. Human rights and moral agency Mark Goodale;
23. Gender mainstreaming human rights: a progressive path for equality? Laura Parisi.