Table of Content

1. Theorising Human Rights.
2. Regulating Human Rights.
3. Censorship.
4. Political Prisoners.
5. Torture.
6. The Death Penalty.
7. Apartheid.
8. Slavery.
9. Genocide.
10. Refugees.

Salient Features

• Engagingly written and combines case studies and personal testimonies with analyses of theoretical perspectives.
• Bridges the gap between the library of philosophical works on rights, and the various publications produced by campaigning organizations and activist groups.
• Discusses existing research on human rights and suggests how the ideas of contemporary thinkers may be relevant for furthering our understanding.
• Provides the reader with thorough knowledge of the philosophical, legal, historical, and sociological material on human rights. These include theories and perspectives, acts and covenants, and statistical data.
• Effectively covers such important topics as censorship, political prisoners, torture, the death penalty, apartheid, slavery, genocide, and the plight of refugees.
• Concludes with an overview of emerging areas in the discourse on human rights, including environmental concerns, the role of business and non-state actors, womens rights, childrens rights, and the impact of globalization upon human rights debates and realities.
• Includes foreword by Dan Jones MBE, human rights educationalist at Amnesty International.