The politics of human rights a global perspective - Evans, Tony (Pluto Press, 2005)
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-156) and index
Globalization and the study of universal human rights -- The politics of universal human rights -- The discourse of universal human rights -- International human rights law and global politics -- The political economy of human rights -- Globalizaion, democracy, and human rights -- The promise of global community and human rights
Tony Evans argues that the state's central role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under the pressure of globalisation and that as a consequence human rights are increasingly under threat
Keywords: POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Civil Rights; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Human Rights; Menschenrechtspolitik; Globalization; Human rights; Globalisierung; Menschenrecht