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Human Rights at the UN: The Political History of Universal Justice
Roger Normand
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Description for Human Rights at the UN: The Political History of Universal Justice
Paperback. Provides a political history of the emergence and development of the human rights movement in the 20th century through the crucible of the United Nations, focusing on the hopes and expectations, concrete power struggles, national rivalries, and bureaucratic politics that moulded the international system of human rights law. Series: United Nations Intellectual History Project. Num Pages: 528 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: JPSN1; JPVH; LBBR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 5969 x 3963 x 27. Weight in Grams: 733.
Human rights activists Roger Normand and Sarah Zaidi provide a broad political history of the emergence and development of the human rights movement in the 20th century through the crucible of the United Nations, focusing on the hopes and expectations, concrete power struggles, national rivalries, and bureaucratic politics that molded the international system of human rights law. The book emphasizes the period before and after the creation of the UN, when human rights ideas and proposals were shaped and transformed by the hard-edged realities of power politics and bureaucratic imperatives. It also analyzes the expansion of the human rights framework ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Indiana University Press United States
Number of pages
528
Condition
New
Series
United Nations Intellectual History Project
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Bloomington, IN, United States
ISBN
9780253219343
SKU
V9780253219343
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About Roger Normand
Roger Normand is Associate Professor of Law at Lahore University, Pakistan, and co-founder and former executive director of the Center for Economic and Social Rights. He has lectured widely on topics related to international politics and human rights. He lives in Lahore, Pakistan. Sarah Zaidi is Coordinator of Research and Information Systems for Earthquakes–Pakistan and co-founder of ... Read more
Reviews for Human Rights at the UN: The Political History of Universal Justice
International human rights law is based primarily on Western values and jurisprudence, but strong challenges from Asia and Africa have stimulated a lively debate over the issue. Thankfully, the current cultural gap has been bridged successfully by the team of Normand (Lahore Univ., Pakistan) and Zaidi (Center for Economic and Social Rights), who have produced an illuminating intellectual fusion. The ... Read more