Human Rights - Theory and Practice

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List of contents

• Brief Contents


• Notes on Contributors


• Introduction


• Michael Goodhart


• I Part I: Theory


• 1 The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights


• Anthony Langlois


• 2 Human Rights in International Law


• Rhona Smith


• 3 The Politics of Human Rights


• Michael Goodhart


• 4 Feminist Approaches to Human Rights


• Laura Parisi


• 5 Imperialism and Human Rights


• Bonny Ibhawoh


• 6 The Social Life of Human Rights


• Damien Short


• 7 Human Rights Claiming as a Performative Practice


• Karen Zivi


• II Part II: Practice


• 8 Genocide


• Scott Straus


• 9 Humanitarian Intervention


• Alan Kuperman


• 10 Transitional Justice


• Joanna Quinn


• 11 Treaties, monitoring, and enforcement


• Emily Ritter


• 12 Political Democracy and State Repression


• Christian Davenport


• 13 Migration and Refugees


• Gil Loescher and Kurt Mills


• 14 Human Rights and the Environment


• Sumudu Atapattu


• 15 Indigenous Rights and Language Sovereignty


• Odilia Romero, Joseph Berra, and Shannon Speed


• 16 Social movements and human rights


• Jackie Smith


• 17 Theory in Practice: Making Human Rights Claims in a Human Rights Way


• Brooke Ackerly


• 18 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights


• Cricket Keating and Cindy Burack


• 19 Religion and Human Rights


• Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek


• 20 The human right to water


• Madeline Baer


• 21 The SDGs and economic rights


• Inga Winkler and Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez


• Detailed Contents


• Notes on Contributors


• Introduction


• Michael Goodhart


• I Part I: Theory


• 1 The Philosophical Foundations of Human Rights


• Anthony Langlois


• Introduction


• The Emergence of Rights Language


• Modern Human Rights


• Types of Human Rights: Liberty and Welfare Rights


• Group Rights


• Human Rights as a Political Project


• Conclusion


• 2 Human Rights in International Law


• Rhona Smith


• Introduction


• Historical Evolution of International Human Rights Law


• Sources of International Human Rights Law


• Monitoring and Enforcing International Human Rights Law


• Conclusion


• 3 The Politics of Human Rights


• Michael Goodhart


• Introduction


• The Invention of Human Rights


• Why Are Human Rights Controversial?


• Thinking Politically about Human Rights


• Conclusion


• 4 Feminist Approaches to Human Rights


• Laura Parisi


• Introduction


• Women's Rights are Human Rights : Evolution of the Discourse


• The Structural Indivisibility of Rights and CEDAW


• Gender Equality and Human Rights: Contemporary Issues


• Conclusion


• 5 Imperialism and Human Rights


• Bonny Ibhawoh


• Introduction


• Linking Imperialism and Human Rights


• Empire and Atrocity


• Strategic Human Rights


• Self-Determination and Racial Equality


• Nationalism and Decolonization


• Conclusion


• 6 The Social Life of Human Rights


• Damien Short


• Introduction?


• Sociology of Human Rights??


• Anthropology of Human Rights


• A Common Thread: The Social Construction of Right


• Conclusion?


• 7 Human Rights Claiming as a Performative Practice


• Karen Zivi


• Introduction


• The Human Rights Gap


• Theorizing Performativity


• Human Rights Performativity


• Conclusion


• II Part II: Practice


• 8 Genocide


• Scott Straus


• Introduction


• The Origins of the Concept of 'Genocide'


• Theories of Genocide


• Case Studies: Rwanda and Darfur


• Rwanda


• Darfur


• Conclusion


• 9 Humanitarian Intervention


• Alan Kuperman


• Introduction to Humanitarian Intervention


• Evolving Concepts of Intervention


• Military Intervention


• Obstacles to Effective Intervention


• Unintended Consequences of Intervention


• Case Study of Intervention: Bosnia


• Conclusion: Lessons of Humanitarian Intervention


• 10 Transitional Justice


• Joanna Quinn


• Introduction


• Retributive Justice


• Restorative Justice


• Reparative Justice


• Putting Transitional Justice into Practice


• Case Study: Uganda


• Conclusion


• 11 Treaties, monitoring, and enforcement


• Emily Ritter


• Introduction


• International Treaty Creation and Ratification


• Compliance in Law and Action


• Monitoring Compliance


• Enforcement in Instances of Non-Compliance


• Case Study: The Black Lives Matter Movement


• Conclusion


• 12 Political Democracy and State Repression


• Christian Davenport


• Introduction


• Understanding the Democracy-Repression Nexus


• Case Studies: Democracy and Repression in the United States in Two Historical Periods


• The Path to Peace: Directions for Future Research


• Conclusion


• 13 Migration and Refugees


• Gil Loescher and Kurt Mills


• Introduction


• Assessing the Problem


• The Problem of Defining Refugees


• The UNHCR, Human Rights, and the International Refugee Regime


• Case Study: Forced Displacement in Myanmar


• The Way Forward: The Need for New Alliances and New Actors


• Conclusion


• 14 Human Rights and the Environment


• Sumudu Atapattu


• Introduction


• What are environmental rights? Convergence between human rights and environmental protection


• Synergies and challenges of using a human rights framework for environmental issues


• Regional systems of human rights


• Emergence of a right to a healthy environment and its implications


• Case study - Teitiota v. New Zealand


• Conclusion


• 15 Indigenous Rights and Language Sovereignty


• Odilia Romero, Joseph Berra, and Shannon Speed


• Introduction


• From erasure to sovereignty: a trajectory of reclamation


• The imposition and persistence of settler colonial structures


• Human rights harms through the lens of Indigenous language knowledge keepers


• Identity, language and sovereignty


• Conclusion


• 16 Social movements and human rights


• Jackie Smith


• Introduction


• Social Movements and Human Rights


• The Diffusion of Human Rights


• Case Study: Human Rights Cities "Bringing Human Rights Home"


• Human Rights Globalization and Cities


• Conclusion


• 17 Theory in Practice: Making Human Rights Claims in a Human Rights Way


• Brooke Ackerly


• Introduction


• Universal Human Rights and Cultural Relativism


• Human Rights Struggles


• Case Study: Theory in Practice


• Conclusion


• 18 Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Human Rights


• Cricket Keating and Cindy Burack


• Introduction


• Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity rights as human rights


• Organizing for SOGI human rights


• Critiques of SOGI Human rights activism


• Case Study: Uganda


• Conclusion


• 19 Religion and Human Rights


• Roja Fazaeli and Joel Hanisek


• Introduction


• Historical context of the relationship


• A complex relationship


• The Masterpiece Cakeshop Case


• The ?ahin Case


• Conclusion


• 20 The human right to water


• Madeline Baer


• Introduction


• Defining Water


• The Human Right to Water


• Privatization of Water


• Creating the Human Right to Water in International Law


• Case Study: Bolivia


• Conclusion


• 21 The SDGs and economic rights


• Inga Winkler and Matheus de Carvalho Hernandez


• Introduction


• History and Development of the SDGs


• The Reflection of Human Rights in the Sustainable Development Agenda


• Accountability: Central to Human Rights but not the SDGs


• Case Study: Reducing Inequalities


• Conclusion

About the author

Michael Goodhart is Professor of Political Science, Director of the Global Studies Center, and a University Honors College Faculty Fellow at the University of Pittsburgh. He is also the author of Injustice: Political Theory for the Real World (OUP, 2018).

Summary

Human Rights: Theory and Practice is a comprehensive, interdisciplinary text written by a global team of experts with coverage and content unrivaled by any other text on the market. With contributions from an international panel of experts, including political scientists, lawyers, philosophers, and policy-makers, this text is unmatched in its ability to provide students with a practical, comprehensive and 21st century perspectives on the theory, study and practice of human rights. In addition to in-depth theoretical content, the book features unrivaled coverage of human rights issues in practice, with a wide range of case studies allowing students to explore true-to-life examples from around the world. There are also dynamic pedagogical features that encourage critical analysis, challenge students to question their assumptions, and facilitate class dialogue on key issues. This text comes to us as a highly-respected and successful OUP UK title. With high export sales to the US in previous editions, it is poised to continue its sales growth as an OUP USA title. The fourth edition will be brought fully up-to-date, with new readings centered on recent and relevant issues. The proposed revisions and title change (from “Politics and Practice”) will reposition the text as an interdisciplinary examination of human rights, rather than strictly political science-centric. This change will make known to a broader market what current users have noted: this text is applicable to a range of courses and disciplines, such as Philosophy and graduate level courses. Section I will be reorganized to remove the critical chapter, following reviewer feedback, and to focus more on theory as it relates to different areas of study (Philosophy, Law, Social Practice, Politics, etc.). Section II will follow its existing format, focused on practice, with new and updated readings related to the Black Lives Matter movement, women's rights, the refugee crises, and genocide, among others.
Supplemental support for instructors includes test bank, PowerPoint lecture slides, and active learning exercises. Student resources include LO's, key term flashcards, reading lists, and links to online resources.

Additional text

Overall it is a good book. Its main strengths are the breadth of coverage and the relevance of these topics to students.

Product details

• Authors: Michael Goodhart, Michael (Professor of Political Science Goodhart, Goodhart Michael
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2022
• EAN: 9780190085469
• ISBN: 978-0-19-008546-9
• No. of pages: 544
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civil Rights, Civil rights & citizenship, Human rights, civil rights