Human Rights: Politics and Practice

Alison Brysk, University of California, Santa Barbara This wide ranging, thoughtful collection provides a state-of-the-art introduction to the key debates on human rights. The chapters are deep yet accessible, and overall convey a strong sense of stakes and implications alongside the principles and institutions.

Chad Clay, University of Georgia The main features that set this textbook apart are the breadth of its coverage and its connection to the current human rights literature. No comparable textbook is better designed for students.

Chad Clay, University of Georgia, USA Review from previous edition The main features that set this textbook apart are the breadth of its coverage and its connection to the current human rights literature. There just isn't a comparable textbook that is better designed for undergraduates.

Jeff Bachmann, The American University, USA The best comprehensive text I have found for an introductory human rights course.

Michael Goodhart is Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Pittsburgh, USA. He also has secondary appointments in Philosophy and Women's Studies.

Introduction ; PART I: HUMAN RIGHTS AND POLITICS ; 1. Normative and Theoretical Foundations of Human Rights ; 2. Human Rights as a Critique of Power: Feminist and Non-Western Approaches ; 3. Human Rights in International Relations ; 4. Human Rights in International Law ; 5. Human Rights in Comparative Politics ; 6. Sociological and Anthropological Approaches ; 7. The Critique of Human Rights ; 8. Measuring Human Rights ; PART II: HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRACTICE ; 9. Global Civil Society and Human Rights ; 10. Religion and Human Rights ; 11. Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights ; 12. Human Rights and Politics in Development ; 13. Economic Globalization and Human Rights ; 14. Political Democracy and State Repression of Minorities ; 15. Torture ; 16. Trafficking for Sexual Exploitation ; 17. Children's Human Rights ; 18. Human Rights and Forced Migration ; 19. Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights ; 20. Genocide and Human Rights ; 21. Humanitarian Intervention ; 22. Transitional Justice ; 23. Human Rights and the Environment