| Description |
x, 270 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Pursuing global justice -- A half-century of human rights -- Taking human rights seriously at home -- Moving toward implementation -- Patterns of global dominance and non-western attitudes toward human rights -- Revisiting the right of self-determination -- Group claims within the UN system: the rights of indigenous peoples -- The geopolitics of exclusion: the case of Islam -- The unmet challenges of genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda -- The challenge of genocidal politics in an era of globalization -- The extension of human rights to past and future generations -- The redress of past grievances: the Nanking massacre -- Morality and global security: a human rights perspective. |
| Summary |
Offers a perspective of the future of human rights in the era of globalization and the past failures that must be discussed. Utilizes recent events in Rwanda and Bosnia as case studies. Takes a close look at the rights of indigenous peoples and the role the UN is taking in protecting their claims. |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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| Added Title |
Pursuit of justice in a globalizing world |
| ISBN |
0415925126 |
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9780415925129 |
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0415925134 paperback |
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9780415925136 paperback |
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9780203900901 |
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0203900901 |
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