International Human Rights (Dilemmas in World Politics) - Softcover

Donnelly, Jack

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0813343267 ISBN 13: 9780813343266

Publisher: Westview Press, 2006

Synopsis

The question often asked is 'where is a good starting place for learning about international human rights?' The answer now is Donnelly's International Human Rights. Eminently readable, chock-full of information, Donnelly's book is a must-read. (Human Rights Quarterly) In this new edition, Jack Donnelly updates his classic text on the rise of human rights issues since World War II to reflect the new challenges posed by globalization and the war on terrorism. The third edition includes two entirely new chapters on the Universality of Human Rights and Terrorism, and focuses on the recent emergence of nonstate actors such as the UN and NGO's.

About this title

About the Author:

Jack Donnelly is the Andrew W. Mellon Professor of International Relations at the Graduate School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He has written numerous articles on human rights theory and practice that have appeared in journals such as American Political Science Review,World Politics, and Human Rights Quarterly. He is also the author of Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice.

Review:

"The question often asked is 'where is a good starting place for learning about international human rights?' The answer now is Donnelly's International Human Rights. Eminently readable, chock-full of information, Donnelly's book is a must-read."

About this edition

• Publisher: Westview Press
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0813343267
• ISBN 13: 9780813343266
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 272