Universal Rights Down to Earth
The idea of universal rights-rights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geography-has a powerful grip on the way many people feel about justice and global politics. No one should be subjected to torture or disappearance, to starvation or sex trafficking, to economic exploitation or biased treatment under the law. But when it comes to actually enforcing these rights, the results rarely resemble the ideal.In Universal Rights Down to Earth, acclaimed author and legal expert Richard Thompson Ford reveals how attempts to apply universal human rights principles to specific cultures can hinder humanitarian causes and…
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Produktdetails
- ISBN: 978-0-393-34339-7
- EAN: 9780393343397
- Produktnummer: 12648034
- Verlag: W W Norton & Co
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
- Seitenangabe: 141 S.
- Masse: H20.6 cm x B13.7 cm x D1.3 cm 136 g
- Gewicht: 136
Über den Autor
Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and Slate.
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