| Defining Rights and Wrongs: Bureaucracy, Human Rights, and Public Accountability Contributor(s): Langer, Rosanna L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0774813520 ISBN-13: 9780774813525 Publisher: University of British Columbia Press OUR PRICE: $103.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: April 2007 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | American Government - General - History | United States - General - Political Science | Human Rights |
| Dewey: 353.480 |
| LCCN: 2007407191 |
| Series: Law and Society |
| Physical Information: 224 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Human rights complaints attract a great deal of public interest, but what is going on below the surface? When people contact a human rights lawyer, how do they think about and use human rights discourse? How are complaints turned into cases? Can administrative systems be both effective and fair? Defining Rights and Wrongs investigates the day-to-day practices of low-level officials and intermediaries as they construct domestic human rights complaints. It identifies the values that a human rights system should uphold if it is to promote mutual respect and foster the personal dignity and equal rights of citizens. |