CONTENTS:- Introduction; A New Universalism; Liberal Democracy and Minority Rights; Peasant Justice and Respect for Human Rights: Peru; Women's Rights in Islam: Revisiting Qura`nic Rights; Human Environmental Rights; Political Community and Human Rights in Postcommunist Russia; Human Rights, Political Values, and Development in East Asia; The Consolidation of Democracy and Human Rights in Latin America; How International Human Rights Law Affects Domestic Law; Globalization's Impact on Human Rights; References; The Contributors;
DESCRIPTION
This original collection reflects nearly two decades of developments in human rights scholarship, revisiting the debate between universalists and cultural relativists and also engaging new notions of "third generation" rights. The book begins with an analytical framework that encompasses changing perspectives on human rights and informs the chapters that follow. The case studies then address specific human rights issues both globally and in particular regions and countries. The final chapter considers the impact, negative and positive, of globalization on human rights, as well as the effect that human rights doctrines and practices may have on the processes of globalization.
