Studying human rights /
Todd Landman.
- London ; New York : Routledge, 2006.
- 178 p. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. The scope of human rights -- 2. The terrain of human rights -- 3. Social theory and human rights -- 4. Social science methods and human rights -- 5. Measuring human rights -- 6. Global comparative studies -- 7. The social science of truth commissions -- 8. Human rights impact assessment -- 9. Theory and method in studying human rights.
Draws on key theories and methods from the social sciences to develop a framework for the systematic study of human rights problems. It argues that solid empirical analysis of human rights problems rests on examining the observable practices from state and non-state actors that constitute human rights violations to provide plausible explanations for their occurrence and provide a deeper understanding of their meaning.