About the Book

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1 Introduction 1
5. Part 1 What Are Human Rights?
6. 2 Human Rights: Concepts and Theories 11
7. 3 Human Rights in Context 43
8. 4 Are Human Rights Universal? 65
9. Part 2 Actors and Implementation
10. 5 Human Rights and the State 87
11. 6 Implementation and Enforcement 109
12. 7 The Role of Nonstate Actors 143
13. Part 3 Contemporary Issues
14. 8 Genocide 169
15. 9 The Laws of War 197
16. 10 Civil Liberties and Political Rights 229
17. 11 Civil Rights and Identity Politics 253
18. 12 Women’s Rights 287
19. 13 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights 313
20. Part 4 Where Do We Go from Here?
21. 14 The Future of International Human Rights 349
22. 15 What Can I Do? 363
23. List of Acronyms 369
24. References 371
25. Index 399
26. About the Book 427