TY  - BOOK
AU  - Landman,Todd
TI  - Studying human rights
SN  - 9780415326056
U1  - 323 
PY  - 2006///
CY  - London, New York
PB  - Routledge
KW  - Human rights
N1  - 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
N2  - 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
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