Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice

Jack Donnelly

Published by Cornell University Press 2013

Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice

Jack Donnelly

https://doi.org/10.7591/9780801467493

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About this book

At the very least it can help to unmask the arguments of dictators and their allies."

Author / Editor information

Donnelly Jack :

Jack Donnelly is Andrew Mellon Professor and John Evans Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His other books include International Human Rights and Realism in International Relations.

Reviews

"Every once in a while a book appears that treats the leading issues of a subject in such a clear and challenging manner that it becomes central to understanding that subject. Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice is just such a book. Donnelly's interpretations are clear and argued with zest."

"What Donnelly does better than anyone else is to lay before the reader a coherent conceptual framework for an understanding of international human rights as an operative part of international life. The book remains at the top of any bibliography of indispensable books dealing with human rights."

"This wide-ranging book looks at all aspects of human rights, drawing on political theory, sociology, and international relations as well as international law."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Preface to the Third Edition Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Part I. Toward a Theory of Human Rights
1. The Concept of Human Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	7
2. The Universal Declaration Model Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	24
3. Economic Rights and Group Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	40
4. Equal Concern and Respect Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	55
Part II. The Universality and Relativity of Human Rights
5. A Brief History of Human Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
6. The Relative Universality of Human Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	93
7. Universality in a World of Particularities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	106
Part III. Human Rights and Human Dignity
8. Dignity: Particularistic and Universalistic Conceptions in the West Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
9. Humanity, Dignity, and Politics in Confucian China Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	133
10. Humans and Society in Hindu South Asia Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
Part IV. Human Rights and International Action
11. International Human Rights Regimes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
12. Human Rights and Foreign Policy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	197
Part V. Contemporary Issues
13. Human Rights, Democracy, and Development Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	217
14. The West and Economic and Social Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
15. Humanitarian Intervention against Genocide Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	254
16. Nondiscrimination for All: The Case of Sexual Minorities Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	274
References Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	293
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	317

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