Human rights : a very short introduction / / Andrew Clapham
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| Autore: |
Clapham Andrew
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| Titolo: |
Human rights : a very short introduction / / Andrew Clapham
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| Pubblicazione: | Oxford : , : Oxford University Press, , 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (210 pages.) : illustrations |
| Disciplina: | 341.48 |
| Soggetto topico: | Human rights |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-181) and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | Looking at rights -- The historical development of international human rights -- Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations -- The international crime of torture -- Legitimate restrictions on freedom -- Balancing rights: the issue of privacy -- Food, education, health, housing, and work -- Discrimination and equality -- The death penalty. |
| Sommario/riassunto: | Human Rights: A Very Short Introduction looks at the controversies and complexities behind this vital area by focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, health, and discrimination. What are our human rights now? What are the historical origins of today's views on human rights? Where might human rights be in the future? Today, it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. An appeal to human rights in the face of injustice can be a heartfelt and morally justified demand for some, while for others it remains merely an empty slogan. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Human rights |
| ISBN: | 9780198706168 |
| 1281148849 | |
| 0191548278 | |
| 143561724X | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910811934403321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
| Opac: | Controlla la disponibilità qui |
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Very short introductions.