Human Rights. by Jie, Liu

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Human rights : a political and cultural critique / Makau Mutua. by Mutua, Makau

Table of Contents: “…Human Rights as a Metaphor --…”
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Human rights : an introduction / Darren J. O'Byrne. by O'Byrne, Darren

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1. Theorising human rights -- ch. 2. Regulating human rights -- ch. 3. …”
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The Legalization Of Human Rights : Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Human Rights and Human Rights Law. by Meckled-García, Saladin, 1968-

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Lost in Translation; 2 The Law Cannot be Enough; 3 Putting Law in Its Place; 4 The Virtues of Legalization; 5 Is The Legalization of Human Rights Really the Problem?; 6 Revisioning the Role in Women's Human Rights Struggles; 7 The Bureaucratic Gaze of International Human Rights Law; 8 Verdictive Discourses, Shame and Judicialization in Pursuit of Freedom of Associaiton Rights; 9 From the Theory of Discovery to the Theory of Recognition of Indigeneous Rights.…”
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Human rights and dynamic humanism / Winston P. Nagan, John A.C. Cartner, Robert J. Munro. by Nagan, Winston P., Cartner, John A. C., Munro, Robert John

Table of Contents: “…The perspective of dynamic humanism -- Religious values, normative precepts, and human rights -- Human rights trends in the Western history of ideas -- Ideological contributions of Celtic freedom and individualism to human rights -- Dynamic humanism and the human rights struggle -- Globalization, dynamic humanism, and human rights activism -- Emotion : love, hate, and the human rights' boundaries of the law -- Slavery, tolerated exploitation, and human trafficking -- Contextualizing genocide, apartheid, racism, mass murder -- Contextualizing torture -- Toward an affection process of human rights -- Family, gender, sexual orientation, human rights, and the affection process -- Human rights and socio-economic justice -- Intellectual property and human rights -- Truth, reconciliation, and the fragility of heroic activism -- Transitional justice : the moral foundations of trials and commissions in social and political transformation.…”
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Human Rights and Land Rights / International Center for G.

Table of Contents: “…Waiapi Indians (2:33) -- Traditional Waiapi Isolation (1:40) -- Brazilian Intrusions on Waiapi (2:01) -- Indian Chief Negotiates with Government (1:48) -- Waiapi Learn to Negotiate with Whites (2:04) -- Waiapi Negotiate and Fight (1:50) -- Waiapi Denied Voice (2:31) -- Waiapi Talk to Attorney General (2:06) -- Need for Boundaries (2:16) -- Waiapi Victory (0:27) -- Indigenous Peoples Appeal to World Opinion (0:34) -- Indigenous Peoples and Lands (3:39) -- Sponsors & Credits: Human Rights and Land Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (1:29)…”
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Women's Rights as Human Rights / International Center for G.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Women's Rights as Human Rights (2:24) -- Women's Rights Movement (1:41) -- Women's Organizations Network Internationally (1:55) -- Beijing Women's Conference Outcome (3:16) -- Women's Rights Activists (2:05) -- Women Activists' Work (3:41) -- Women's Movement at International Conferences (1:32) -- Additional Resources: Women's Rights as Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (0:12) -- Women's Movement Discovers its Strength (1:24) -- Vandana Shiva on Globalization (3:04) -- Vandana Shiva on Biotechnology (1:54) -- Additional Resources, Sponsors & Credits: Women's Rights as Human Rights: Rights & Wrongs- Human Rights Television (2:10)…”
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Are women's rights "human rights"? / by Leslie J. Calman. by Calman, Leslie J.

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Women's rights, human rights : international feminist perspectives / edited by Julie Peters and Andrea Wolper.

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Human rights as indivisible rights : the protection of socio-economic demands under the European Convention on Human Rights / by Ida Elisabeth Koch. by Koch, Ida Elisabeth

Subjects: “…European Court of Human Rights.…”
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Human rights and human wrongs : a life confronting racism / Colin Tatz. by Tatz, Colin

“…Human rights & human wrongs…”
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Human rights in the community : rights as agents for change / edited by Colin Harvey ; British Institute of Human Rights.

Table of Contents: “…Creating a culture of respect for human rights -- 2. Mainstreaming human rights -- 3. …”
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Rights for Others : the Slow Home-Coming of Human Rights in the Netherlands. by Oomen, Barbara

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Introduction: the rights for others; The rise of rights talk; Human rights exportism; Theories of home-coming; Rights: law, and much more than that; Mapping how rights acquire meaning; The role of actors; Approaches; Outline of the book; Chapter 2 Internationalism as a constitutional identity; An incomplete rights catalogue; Support to the international legal order; Promoting the development of the international legal order; The Joan of Arc of international law; The European Convention on Human Rights.…”
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Judaism, Human Rights, and Human Values. by Goodman, Lenn E.

Table of Contents: “…Contents; Abbreviations; One: The Idea of Deserts; Two: Judaism and Human Rights; Three: Abortion and the Emergence of Life; Four: On Liberty Reconsidered; Five: The Rights and Wrongs of Nations; Notes; Bibliography; Index of Citations; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z.…”
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Human Rights and Democracy : Discourse Theory and Global Rights Institutions. by Erman, Eva

Table of Contents: “…The Reflexive Use of Rights; Introduction; Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights; The Critique of Human Rights; Human Rights as Critique; Bibliography; Index.…”
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An Introduction to Rights. by Edmundson, William A.

Table of Contents: “…; Minimalism About Human Rights; Is Minimalism About Human Rights Justified?…”
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Rights at the margins : historical, legal and philosophical perspectives / edited by Virpi Mäkinen, Jonathan Robinson, Pamela Slotte, Heikki Haara.

Subjects: “…Human rights.…”
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The rights of spring : a memoir of innocence abroad / David Kennedy. by Kennedy, David, 1954-

Subjects: “…Human rights.…”
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Rethinking rights : historical, political, and philosophical perspectives / edited by Bruce P. Frohnen and Kenneth L. Grasso.

Subjects: “…Human rights History.…”
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Migration and Human Rights : the United Nations Convention on Migrant Workers' Rights. by Cholewinski, Ryszard

Table of Contents: “…The role of civil society and the ICRMW's catalyst functionMarket forces, sovereignty and security; Human rights and migration management; Conclusion: the way forward; References; PART I; 2 Migration and human rights: the uneasy but essential relationship; Introduction; Human rights and migrants before the ICRMW; History of the Convention; What prospects for the Convention?…”
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