Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century: A History of the Idea of Human Rights and Comparison of the United Nations Universal Declaration o

By Joseph Wronka

Book Overview

At the dawn of the 21st century, the idea of human rights has become a powerful social construct to fulfill human needs. This revised edition emphasizes the need to create a human rights culture, where public sentiment is in accord with human rights principles, especially those asserted in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, signed by the U.S. in 1948 and today increasingly referred to as customary international law. The book includes a foreword by David Gill.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0761810110
• ISBN13: 9780761810117
• Release Date: February 1998
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 334 Pages
• Weight: 1.08 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Thought-Provoking Book

What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights?What is its history? And to what extent is the U.S. in violation or compliance with this document of international law? In his well researched book,Human Rights and Social Policy in the 21st Century, Joseph Wronka addresses these issues in layperson's language yet with a breadth that crosses space and time. The major argument that human rights includes social and economic as well as legal rights is compelling. This book should be read by lawyers, political scientists, educators, and citizens wanting to put human rights into some kind of perspective.