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Record Nr.

UNINA9910162920303321

Titolo

Expanding human rights : 21st century norms and governance / / edited by Alison Brysk, Michael Stohl

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham : , : Edward Elgard Publishing, , 2017

©2017

ISBN

1-78536-884-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (x, 290 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Elgar studies in human Rights

Classificazione

12.36

Disciplina

323.09

Soggetti

Human rights - History

Human rights - History - 21st century

rights of minorities

health legislation

contemporary history

conference proceedings

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Expanding human rights / Alison Brysk -- A struggle for recognition and rights : expanding LGBT activism / Phillip M. Ayoub -- How do global human rihts expand? : a case of Japan's Burakumin going global / Kiyoteru Tsutsui -- Indigenous peoples : from objects of protection to subjects of rights / Felipe Gomez Isa -- Expanding rights : new frames for iolence against women / Alison Brysk -- The human right to water and sanitation : champions and challengers in the fight for new rights acceptance / Madeline Baer -- Human rights and corporate social responsibility / Michael Stohl and Cynthia Stohl -- Forging alternative routes to norms change : economic rights protagonists / Shareen Hertel -- Expanding rights : norm innovation in the European and Inter-American courts / Wayne Sandholtz -- Feminist foreign policy as state-led expansion of human rights / Valerie M. Hudson -- Janus-faced : rebel groups and human rights responsibility / Hyeran Jo and Joshua Alley -- Expanding responsibilities : the consequences of World Bank and IMF policies on child welfare / Clair Apodaca -- Human rights contraction : sovereignty and denial of the right to food / Rhoda



E. Howard-Hassmann -- Conclusions on norms, institutions and processes / Michael Stohl.