The End of Human Rights: Critical Thought at the Turn of the Century

by Costas Douzinas

Book Overview

The introduction of the Human Rights Act has led to an explosion in books on human rights, yet no sustained examination of their history and philosophy exists in the burgeoning literature. At the same time, while human rights have triumphed on the world stage as the ideology of postmodernity, our age has witnessed more violations of human rights than any previous, less enlightened one. This book fills the historical and theoretical gap and explores...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841130001
• ISBN13: 9781841130002
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"