Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century

A History of the Idea of Human Rights and Comparison of the United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights with United States Federal and State Constitutions

AvJoseph Wronka

Häftad, Engelska, 1998

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At the dawn of the 21st century, the idea of human rights has become a powerful social construct to fulfill human needs. This revised edition emphasizes the need to create a human rights culture, where public sentiment is in accord with human rights principles, especially those asserted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed by the U.S. in 1948 and today increasingly referred to as customary international law. The book includes a foreword by David Gill. For additional information on the author, please visit www.humanrightsculture.org.

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Utgivningsdatum:1998-02-26
Mått:156 x 227 x 25 mm
Vikt:526 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:334
Förlag:University Press of America
ISBN:9780761810117

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Joseph Wronka, Ph.D. is Professor in the School of Social Work at Springfield College, Massachusetts and Principal Investigator of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights project at the Heller School for Social Policy, Brandeis University.

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This study makes a major contribution to our understanding of the relationship between the rights recognized in international instruments such as the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the one hand, and the U.S. and state Constitutions on the other. It also underlines the all-too-often neglected fact that social justice concerns are never very much part of 'human rights' as properly understood.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1 Part I: The Historical-Philosophical Context: A History of the Idea of Human RightsChapter 2 Part II: A Human Rights Analysis: Implications for Social PolicyChapter 3 Part III: Essays Toward the Creation of a Human Rights Culture