The Politics of Human Rights: A Flobal Perspective - Couverture rigide

Evans, Tony

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0745314570 ISBN 13 : 9780745314570

Editeur : Pluto Press, 2001

Synopsis

Tony Evans argues that the state’s central role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalization and that as a consequence human rights are becoming less attainable.

As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases. The author departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects. He analyses how issues related to globalization, such as the environment, population movement patterns and free trade impact on individual human rights. In conclusion, he argues that the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other major treaties must be renegotiated to take globalization into account.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Tony Evans is a lecturer at the Department of Politics, University of Southampton. His previous books include US Hegemony and the Project of Universal Human Rights (Macmillan, 1996), Human Rights Fifty Years On (Manchester, 1998) and The Politics of Human Rights (Pluto, 2005).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Pluto Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0745314570
• ISBN 13: 9780745314570
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 144
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• Personne responsable: non disponible