Much more than a simple 'guide to global human rights, ' this book is an urgently needed and sophisticated reflection on the vital nature of human rights in the 21st century. Daniel Fischlin and Martha Nandorfy argue that when the environment, health, water, and food are more at risk that ever before, human rights must become the tangible expression of an 'all-encompassing respect for life.' In a world facing the growing challenges of globalized...