Human Rights in World Politics - Softcover

Focusing on the globalization of human rights issues and struggles, this unique and accessible text introduces students to the deeply-held popular and intellectual convictions concerning human rights today. Either in the form of international laws or as interventions on behalf of people who are purportedly denied justice in their own countries, human rights issues have found their way onto the center stage of the contemporary world politics arena. This engaging new primer explores the questions and complex answers surrounding human rights struggles to show how and why these issues are among the most critical facets of international politics today.