Human Rights : The Hard Questions (Paperback)

Introduction Cindy Holder and David Reidy; Part I. What are Human Rights?: 1. Human rights and human nature Chris Brown; 2. Universalism and particularism in human rights Neil Walker; 3. Are human rights universal? Rex Martin; Part II. How do Human Rights Relate to Group Rights and Culture?: 4. The significance of cultural difference for human rights Alison Dundes Renteln; 5. Groups and human rights Peter Jones; 6. Entangled: family, religion and human rights Ayelet Shachar; 7. What does cultural difference require of human rights? Claudio Corradetti; Part III. What do Human Rights Require of the Global Economy?: 8. What do human rights require of the global economy? Beyond a narrow legal view Adam McBeth; 9. Universal human rights in the global political economy Tony Evans; 10. Human rights and global equal opportunity: inclusion not provision Ann Cudd; Part IV. How do Human Rights Relate to Environmental Policy?: 11. Human rights in a hostile climate Stephen M. Gardiner; 12. A human rights approach to energy, poverty and gender inequality Gail Karlsson; 13. Pollution wolves in scientific sheep's clothing: why environmental-risk assessors and policymakers ignore the 'hard issues' of the human rights of pollution victims Kristin Shrader-Frechette; Part V. Is There a Human Right to Democracy?: 14. Is there a human right to democracy? Hilary Charlesworth; 15. The human right to democracy and its global import Carol Gould; 16. An egalitarian argument for a human right to democracy Thomas Christiano; Part VI. What are the Limits of Rights Enforcement?: 17. Is it ever reasonable for one state to invade another for humanitarian reasons? The 'declaratory tradition' and the UN charter Julie Mertus; 18. Conflicting responsibilities to protect human rights Larry May; 19. Searching for the hard questions about women's human rights Marysia Zalewski; 20. Are human rights possible after conflict? Diary of a survivor Margaret Akello and Erin Baines; Part VII. Are Human Rights Progressive?: 21. Moral progress and human rights Allen Buchanan; 22. Human rights and moral agency Mark Goodale; 23. Gender mainstreaming human rights: a progressive path for equality? Laura Parisi.