Michael Freeman - Human Rights

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3 Title Page Human Rights Fourth Edition Michael Freeman polity

4 Copyright Page Copyright Page Copyright © Michael Freeman 2022 The right of Michael Freeman to be identified as Author of this Work has been asserted in accordance with the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. First published in 2022 by Polity Press Polity Press 65 Bridge Street Cambridge CB2 1UR, UK Polity Press 101 Station Landing Suite 300 Medford, MA 02155, USA All rights reserved. Except for the quotation of short passages for the purpose of criticism and review, no part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher. ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4603-9 ISBN-13: 978-1-5095-4604-6 (pb) A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library. Library of Congress Control Number: 2021939923 by Fakenham Prepress Solutions, Fakenham, Norfolk NR21 8NL The publisher has used its best endeavours to ensure that the URLs for external websites referred to in this book are correct and active at the time of going to press. However, the publisher has no responsibility for the websites and can make no guarantee that a site will remain live or that the content is or will remain appropriate. Every effort has been made to trace all copyright holders, but if any have been overlooked the publisher will be pleased to include any necessary credits in any subsequent reprint or edition. For further information on Polity, visit our website: politybooks.com

5 Preface to the Fourth Edition

6 1 Introduction: Thinking About Human RightsRealities Concepts The social sciences Beyond human-rights law Conclusion

7 2 Origins: The Rise and Fall of Natural RightsWhy history? Which history? On rights and tyrants Justice and rights Natural rights The age of revolutions The decline of natural rights Conclusion

8 3 After 1945: The New Age of RightsThe UN and the rights revival The Universal Declaration of Human Rights From theory to practice The Cold War and anti-colonialism After the Cold War 9/11 and after Reform of the UN human-rights regime A crisis of liberal democracy? Conclusion

9 4 Theories of Human RightsWhy theory? Human-rights theory Rights Justifications Specification Democracy Other values Obligations and costs Conflicts of rights Objections to human rights Conclusion

10 5 Human Rights and Social ScienceIntroduction The critique of law Social science methods and measurement Aid and sanctions Why do states ratify human-rights treaties? Does human-rights law improve human rights? Transitional justice National Human Rights Institutions Political science Sociology Social psychology Anthropology International relations Conclusion

11 6 The Politics of Human RightsRights, politics and law The international politics of human rights The spiral model The national politics of human rights Explaining human-rights violations: the quantitative approach NGOs Conclusion

12 7 Globalization, Development and Poverty: Economics and Human RightsGlobalization Global poverty and inequality Economic and social rights Human rights versus social justice? Human rights and neoliberalism Tax justice and illicit financial flows Development The right to development The causes of development Trade and investment Business corporations International financial institutions Climate change Pandemic Technology Global justice Conclusion

13 8 Universality, Diversity and Difference: Culture and Human RightsUniversalism Imperialism Cultural relativism On culture and rights Religion and human rights: the case of Islam The right to culture Minority rights Indigenous peoples The right to self-determination The rights of women The rights of children Sexual minorities Persons with disabilities Migrants, refugees, asylum-seekers Conclusion

14 9 Conclusion: Utopians, Endtimers, Slow BorersLearning from history Objections to human rights On human-rights law and social science Conclusion: boring slowly between utopia and the endtimes

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16 Index

17 End User License Agreement

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