International Human Rights: A Survey 2nd ed

Author: Cher Weixia Chen; Alison Dundes Renteln
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781009855013

Previous Edition ISBN: 9781108735384
Published In: November 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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This textbook provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering international coverage (especially the Global South).

Fully revised and updated, this second edition considers the philosophical foundations of human rights, explores the interpretive difficulties associated with identifying what constitutes human rights abuses, and evaluates various perspectives on human rights. It then analyzes institutions that strive to promote and enforce human rights standards including the United Nations system, regional human rights bodies, and domestic courts. It also discusses a wide variety of substantive human rights issues including genocide, torture, capital punishment and other forms of punishment. In particular, it covers understudied topics such as socio-economic rights, cultural rights and environmental rights, and emerging issues, such as right to health and human rights and technology. It focuses on the rights of marginalized groups including children's rights, rights of persons with disabilities, women's rights, labor rights, Indigenous rights, and LGBTQ+ rights.

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1. Introduction: overview of human rights

2. Human rights machinery: enforcement mechanisms

3. Genocide

4. Torture

5. The death penalty and cruel, degrading, and inhuman punishment

6. Socio-economic rights

7. Cultural rights

8. Environmental protection and human rights

9. Indigenous rights