This book is one of the first studies in the new field of the sociology of human rights,and it centres its analysis on labour rights. Such rights are of critical importance in this field, work being the defining aspect of many peoples lives and a central concern of sociology.
Recently identified as one of the leading exponents in the very new field of the sociology of human rights (Encyclopedia of Sociology, 2002), Anthony Woodiwiss is Professor and Head of the Department of Sociology at City University, London and is an established authority in the fields of social theory and labour law.
Innehållsförteckning
Introduction Human Rights as Means; Chapter 1 Therosing a Global Social Fact; Chapter 2 International Human Rights and the Silence Concerning Social Difference; Chapter 3 The Plural Forms of Labour Rights and the Possibility of Translation; Chapter 4 Making Human Rights Work in Familialist Societies; Chapter 5 Justiciability and the Need for Cosmopolitan ‘Core’ Labour Standards; Chapter 6 Making Labour Rights Justiciable in China; Chapter 7 Conclusion;
