The International Struggle for New Human Rights

Book Overview

In recent years, aggrieved groups around the world have routinely portrayed themselves as victims of human rights abuses. Physically and mentally disabled people, indigenous peoples, AIDS patients, and many others have chosen to protect and promote their interests by advancing new human rights norms before the United Nations and other international bodies. Often, these claims have met strong resistance from governments and corporations. More surprisingly,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081222129X
• ISBN13: 9780812221299
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Length: 202 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"