Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface to the Third Edition ix
4. Introduction 1
5. Part I. Toward a Theory of Human Rights
6. 1. The Concept of Human Rights 7
7. 2. The Universal Declaration Model 24
8. 3. Economic Rights and Group Rights 40
9. 4. Equal Concern and Respect 55
10. Part II. The Universality and Relativity of Human Rights
11. 5. A Brief History of Human Rights 75
12. 6. The Relative Universality of Human Rights 93
13. 7. Universality in a World of Particularities 106
14. Part III. Human Rights and Human Dignity
15. 8. Dignity: Particularistic and Universalistic Conceptions in the West 121
16. 9. Humanity, Dignity, and Politics in Confucian China 133
17. 10. Humans and Society in Hindu South Asia 147
18. Part IV. Human Rights and International Action
19. 11. International Human Rights Regimes 161
20. 12. Human Rights and Foreign Policy 197
21. Part V. Contemporary Issues
22. 13. Human Rights, Democracy, and Development 217
23. 14. The West and Economic and Social Rights 235
24. 15. Humanitarian Intervention against Genocide 254
25. 16. Nondiscrimination for All: The Case of Sexual Minorities 274
26. References 293
27. Index 317