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005			20191023113529.0
008			160922s2015 enka 001 | eng
020			_a9780198706168
040			_aMIUC _beng _cMIUC
082	1		_a341.8
100	1		_92417 _aClapham, Andrew
245	1	0	_aHuman rights : _ba very short introduction / _cAndrew Clapham.
250			_aSecond edition.
260			_aOxford : _bOxford University Press, _c2015.
300			_axviii, 197 p. : _bill. b&w ; _c18 cm.
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v163
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aCh. 1. Looking at rights -- Ch. 2. Historical development and contemporary concerns -- Ch. 3. Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations -- Ch. 4. Torture -- Ch. 5. Deprivations of life and liberty -- Ch. 6. Balancing rights: free speech and privacy -- Ch. 7. Food, education, health, housing, and work -- Ch. 8. Discrimination and equality -- Ch. 9. The death penalty -- Final remarks -- References -- Further reading -- Annex: The Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
520			_aToday it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This Very Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, Andrew Clapham also considers new challenges to human rights in the context of privacy, equality and the right to health. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed in law, Clapham explains what our human rights actually are, what they might be, and where the human rights movement is heading.
650		0	_91275 _aHuman rights
830		0	_95 _aVery short introductions _v163
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