The Twilight of Human Rights Law
Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the...
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Countries solemnly intone their commitment to human rights, and they ratify endless international treaties and conventions designed to signal that commitment. At the same time, there has been no marked decrease in human rights violations, even as the language of human rights has become the dominant mode of international moral criticism. Well-known violators like Libya, Sau
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Format: Hardcover
ISBN:
9780199313440 (019931344X)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Pages no: 185
Edition language: English