Brysk, Alison
The Future of Human Rights
In this cutting-edge analysis, Alison Brysk sets out a pragmatic reformist agenda for human rights in the twenty-first century. Tracing problems and solutions through contemporary case studies – the plight of refugees, declining democracies such as Mexico and Turkey, the expansion of women’s rights, new norms for indigenous peoples, and rights regression in the USA – she shows that the dynamic strength of human rights lies in their evolving political practice. This distinctive vision demands that we build upon the gains of the human rights regime to construct new pathways which address historic rights gaps, from citizenship to security, from environmental protection to resurgent nationalism, and to globalization itself.
Drawing on the author’s extensive experience as a leading human rights scholar and activist, The Future of Human Rights offers a broad and authoritative guide to the big questions in global human rights governance today.
Keywords: human rights, ethics, equality, exploitation; philosophy, social science, legal studies, law, politics, justice, international relations, International Relations, Civil & Human Rights, International Relations, Civil & Human Rights
- Author(s)
- Brysk, Alison
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Publication year
- 2018
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 152 pages
- Category
- Society
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (ePUB)
- 9781509520619
- Printed ISBN
- 9781509520589