The politics of human rights : a global perspective

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Title:

The politics of human rights : a global perspective

Author:

Evans, Tony.

ISBN:

9780745323732

9780745323749

Personal Author:

Evans, Tony.

Edition:

2. ed.

Publication Information:

London [u.a.] : Pluto Press, 2005.

Physical Description:

X, 162 p.

Series:

Human security in the global economy

Series Title:

Human security in the global economy

General Note:

Previous ed.: 2001.

Subject Term:

Globalization.

Human rights.

Electronic Access:

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0828/2005616778-d.html

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In the past, violations of human rights were commonly portrayed as atrocities perpetrated by tyrannical dictatorships. Today, the images of torture at Abu Ghraib in Iraq, and the treatment of detainees at Guantanamo Bay, put the lie to this assumption. State violations of human rights have a global reach.

Tony Evan's introduction to the politics of human rights examines the impact of globalisation on global human rights. He argues that the state's role in protecting and promoting rights has been severely weakened under globalisation - and that the emerging global order may be a cause of many human rights violations. As the value of the market grows, the value of individual human rights decreases.

The Politics of Human Rights departs from traditional interpretations of human rights by focusing on the political economy of human rights, rather than on the philosophical or legal aspects.

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