The Politics of Human Rights Protection

by Jan Knippers Black

Book Overview

This important work argues that human rights abuse is not necessarily about distant places and peoples, and it is neither incomprehensible nor inevitable. Despite the appearance of consensus about the importance of human rights protection, abuse-with its common core in inequality-is expanding at all levels from the petty to the profound. Designed to inform and inspire, this book also provides the analytical and strategic tools needed for the next...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0742540529
• ISBN13: 9780742540521
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 294 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"