Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice by Jack Donnelly

Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice by Jack Donnelly

In the third edition of his classic work, revised extensively and updated to include recent developments on the international scene, Jack Donnelly explains and defends a richly interdisciplinary account of human rights as universal rights. He shows that any conception of human rightsand the idea of human rights itselfis historically specific...

Every once in a while a book appears that treats the leading issues of a subject in such a clear and challenging manner that it becomes central to understanding that subjectUniversal Human Rights in Theory and Practice is just such a book. Donnelly's interpretations are clear and argued with zest.

* American Political Science Review *

This wide-ranging book looks at all aspects of human rights, drawing on political theory, sociology, and international relations as well as international law.

* Foreign Affairs *

What Donnelly does better than anyone else is to lay before the reader a coherent conceptual framework for an understanding of international human rights as an operative part of international life. The book remains at the top of any bibliography of indispensable books dealing with human rights.

* Human Rights & Human Welfare *

Jack Donnelly is Andrew Mellon Professor and John Evans Professor at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver. His other books include International Human Rights and Realism in International Relations.

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ISBN 13	9780801477706
ISBN 10	0801477700
Title	Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice
Author	Jack Donnelly
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Cornell University Press
Year published	2013-04-15
Number of pages	336
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