International Human Rights: A Survey

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global South. Considering the philosophical foundations of human rights, Chen and Renteln explore the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitute human rights abuses, and evaluate various perspectives on human rights. This book goes on to analyze institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards, including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights including genocide, torture, capital punishment, and other cruel and unusual punishments. In particular, the book offers an accessible introduction to key understudied topics within human rights, such as socioeconomic rights, cultural rights, and environmental rights. It also focuses on the rights of marginalized groups, including children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, women's rights, labor rights, indigenous rights, and LGBTQ+ rights, making this an engaging and invaluable resource for the contemporary student.

Author: Cher Weixia Chen, Alison Dundes Renteln
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 08/11/2022
Pages: 606
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 2.55lbs
Size: 9.61h x 7.40w x 1.34d
ISBN13: 9781108735384
ISBN10: 110873538X
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Human Rights
- Political Science | Civil Rights

About the Author
ALISON DUNDES RENTELN is Professor of Political Science, Anthropology, Law, and Public Policy at the University of Southern California. She holds a B.A. (History and Literature) from Harvard-Radcliffe, a J.D. from USC's Gould School of Law, and a Ph.D. in Jurisprudence & Social Policy from the University of California, Berkeley. She is also the author of THE CULTURAL DEFENSE (2004).