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The Contentious History of the International Bill of Human Rights

The Contentious History of the International Bill of Human Rights

Roberts, Christopher N. J.

Hardcover

Series: Cambridge Studies in Law and Society

General LawGeneral Political ScienceSocial Movements

ISBN10: 1107014638
ISBN13: 9781107014633
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Nov 10 2014
Pages: 262
Weight: 1.15
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.20 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Today, the idea of human rights enjoys near-universal support; yet, there is deep disagreement about what human rights actually are - their true source of origin, how to study them, and how best to address their deficits. In this sweeping historical exploration, Christopher N. J. Roberts traces these contemporary conflicts back to their moments of inception and shows how more than a half century ago, a series of contradictions worked their way into the International Bill of Human Rights, the foundation of the modern system of human rights. By viewing human rights as representations of human relations that emerge from struggle, this book charts a new path into the subject of human rights and offers a novel theory and methodology for rigorous empirical study.

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