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Debating Human Rights / Daniel P.L. Chong.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2014Description: 1 online resource (277 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781685850661
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The History and Philosophy of Human Rights -- Part 1 The Global Human Rights System -- 2 When Should States Protect Human Rights? -- 3 How Can Western States Promote Human Rights in China? -- 4 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Effective? -- 5 Does the International Community Have a “Responsibility to Protect”? -- 6 Should the United States Join the International Criminal Court? -- 7 How Should Human Rights Violators Be Held Accountable? -- Part 2 Civil and Political Rights -- 8 Does the War on Terrorism Require Restriction of Rights? -- 9 Are There Limits to Freedom of Speech? -- 10 Do Women Have the Right to Choose Abortion? -- 11 Is Female Circumcision a Violation of Human Rights? -- Part 3 Economic and Social Rights -- 12 Are Food, Housing, and Health Care Valid Human Rights? -- 13 Do Transnational Corporations Violate Human Rights? -- 14 Does the Right to Health Justify a Violation of Property Rights? -- 15 Do Wealthy States Have an Obligation to Give Foreign Aid? -- Part 4 Conclusion -- 16 Advancing Human Rights Through Debate -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book
Summary: Introduces the theory and practice of international human rights by examining more than a dozen controversies in the field.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The History and Philosophy of Human Rights -- Part 1 The Global Human Rights System -- 2 When Should States Protect Human Rights? -- 3 How Can Western States Promote Human Rights in China? -- 4 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Effective? -- 5 Does the International Community Have a “Responsibility to Protect”? -- 6 Should the United States Join the International Criminal Court? -- 7 How Should Human Rights Violators Be Held Accountable? -- Part 2 Civil and Political Rights -- 8 Does the War on Terrorism Require Restriction of Rights? -- 9 Are There Limits to Freedom of Speech? -- 10 Do Women Have the Right to Choose Abortion? -- 11 Is Female Circumcision a Violation of Human Rights? -- Part 3 Economic and Social Rights -- 12 Are Food, Housing, and Health Care Valid Human Rights? -- 13 Do Transnational Corporations Violate Human Rights? -- 14 Does the Right to Health Justify a Violation of Property Rights? -- 15 Do Wealthy States Have an Obligation to Give Foreign Aid? -- Part 4 Conclusion -- 16 Advancing Human Rights Through Debate -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Book

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Introduces the theory and practice of international human rights by examining more than a dozen controversies in the field.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 29. Jun 2022)