UNIVERSAL HUMAN RIGHTS: In Theory and Practice

Book Details:

• ISBN: 9788131606544

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Binding: Hardback

• Number of Pages: 332

• Publication Year: 2014

• Sale Territory: India

About the Book:

In the third edition of his seminal work, Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice, Jack Donnelly provides an extensively revised and updated account of human rights, defending them as universal rights. The book presents a richly interdisciplinary perspective, incorporating historical, philosophical, and political dimensions. Donnelly argues that human rights are historically specific and contingent, and he revisits his earlier positions with the insights gained from recent global developments.

Since the publication of the first edition in 1989, Donnelly’s work has consistently demonstrated that conceptual clarity is crucial for advancing the cause of human rights, offering the tools to counter the arguments of dictators and their allies. This book is an essential read for those seeking to understand the evolution of human rights discourse, its theoretical underpinnings, and the practical applications that influence global politics today.

Contents:

Part I: Toward a Theory of Human Rights

1. The Concept of Human Rights

2. The Universal Declaration Model

3. Economic Rights and Group Rights

4. Equal Concern and Respect

Part II: The Universality and Relativity of Human Rights

5. A Brief History of Human Rights

6. The Relative Universality of Human Rights

7. Universality in a World of Particularities

Part III: Human Rights and Human Dignity

8. Dignity: Particularistic and Universalistic Conceptions in the West

9. Humanity, Dignity, and Politics in Confucian China

10. Humans and Society in Hindu South Asia

Part IV: Human Rights and International Action

11. International Human Rights Regimes

12. Human Rights and Foreign Policy

Part V: Contemporary Issues

13. Human Rights, Democracy, and Development

14. The West and Economic and Social Rights

15. Humanitarian Intervention against Genocide

16. Nondiscrimination for All: The Case of Sexual Minorities

About the Author:

Jack Donnelly is the Andrew Mellon Professor and John Evans Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. He has authored several other influential works, including International Human Rights and Realism in International Relations, and is regarded as one of the leading scholars in the field of human rights and international relations.