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Expanding Human Rights: 21st Century Norms and Governance

Expanding Human Rights: 21st Century Norms and Governance

Author: Alison Brysk; Michael Stohl
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 9781788974134
Published In: July 2018
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This multi-disciplinary book addresses the ever-expanding notion of human rights within the 21st century. By analyzing the global dynamics of the mobilization of new actors, claims, institutions and modes of accountability, Brysk and Stohl assess the potential and limitations of global reforms.

Expanding Human Rights gives a comprehensive overview of current human rights issues and the outlook for the future. The contributors present evidence of new methods for enforcing existing rights and new strategies for further development through in-depth analysis of campaigns and reforms from Eastern Europe, Japan, India, Africa and the US. These include rights of indigenous peoples, food and water rights, violence against women, child mortality and international financial and corporate responsibility.

This book will interest academics and advanced students in human rights, international affairs, political science and law. Policy makers and global human rights activists will find the analyses and insights concerning the expansion of rights and the often accompanying backlash to be of great use when approaching their next human rights campaign.

PART I Introduction

1. Expanding Human Rights

Alison Brysk

PART II Expanding Actors

2. A Struggle for Recognition and Rights: Expanding LGBT Activism

Philip M. Ayoub

3. How Do Global Human Rights Expand? A Case of Japan’s Burakumin Going Global

Kiyoteru Tsutsui

4. Indigenous Peoples: From Objects Of Protection To Subjects Of Rights

Felipe Gómez Isa

PART III Expanding Claims

5. Expanding Rights: New Frames For Violence Against Women