Human Rights, Security Politics and Embodiment

List of contents

Acknowledgements; Introduction: An Outline; 1. Sociology, Human Rights and the Body; 2. Securing Undesirable Bodies; 3. Virtuous Institutions and the Securitisation of Women's Bodies; 4. The Conditionality of Human Rights; Conclusion: Desecuritising Human Rights; Bibliography; Index

About the author

Aneira J. Edmunds is an authority on human rights. She tackles controversial and topical issues relating in particular to human rights' control over the woman's body and the limitations of 'virtuous' institutions such as the ICC and the ECtHR.

Product details

• Authors: Aneira J. Edmunds
• Publisher: Anthem Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.12.2023
• EAN: 9781839984471
• ISBN: 978-1-83998-447-1
• No. of pages: 96
• Series: Anthem Impact
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Sociology, Social Theory, Human Rights, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / Social Theory, Human rights, civil rights, European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR)