Human Rights in World Politics

Human Rights in World Politics
ISBN-10
0321025474
ISBN-13
9780321025470
Pages
195
Language
English
Published
2000
Publisher
Longman
Author
Seyom Brown

Description

Human Rights in World Politics is an introduction to the deeply held popular and intellectual convictions concerning human rights today, focusing on the globalization of human rights issues and struggles. Either in the form of international laws or as interventions on behalf of people who are purportedly denied justice in their own countries, human rights issues have found their way onto the center stage of the contemporary world politics arena. This unique text explores the questions and complex answers surrounding human rights struggles to show how and why these issues are one of the most critical facets of international politics today.