Human Rights for the 21st Century: Sovereignty, Civil Society, Culture

by Helen Stacy

Book Overview

A new moral, ethical, and legal framework is needed for international human rights law. Never in human history has there been such an elaborate international system for human rights, yet from massive disasters, such as the Darfur genocide, to everyday tragedies, such as female genital mutilation, human rights abuses continue at an alarming rate. As the world population increases and global trade brings new wealth as well as new problems, international...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804760950
• ISBN13: 9780804760959
• Release Date: February 2009
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 280 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 8.9"