| The Local Relevance of Human Rights Contributor(s): de Feyter, Koen (Editor), Parmentier, Stephan (Editor), Timmerman, Christiane (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1107009561 ISBN-13: 9781107009561 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $133.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Civil Rights - Political Science | Human Rights - Political Science | Political Freedom |
| Dewey: 323 |
| LCCN: 2011008591 |
| Series: European Inter-University Centre for Human Rights and Democr |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 408 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Do human rights offer real protection when disadvantaged groups invoke them at the local level in an attempt to improve their living conditions? If so, how can we make sure that the experiences of those invoking human rights at the local level have an impact on the further development of human rights (at national and other levels) so that the local relevance of human rights increases? Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948, numerous international documents have reaffirmed human rights as global norms. This book examines what factors determine whether appeals to human rights that emanate from the local level are successful, and whether the UDHR adequately responds to threats as currently defined by relevant groups or whether a revision of some of the ideas included in the UDHR is needed in order to increase its contemporary relevance. |
Contributor Bio(s): Timmerman, Christiane: - Christiane Timmerman is Director of the Centre for Migration and Intercultural Studies (CeMIS) at the University of Antwerp and Director of Academic Affairs at UCSIA.Parmentier, Stephan: - Stephan Parmentier teaches sociology of crime, law and human rights at the Faculty of Law of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium, and coordinates the research line on political crimes, human rights and human security at the Leuven Institute of Criminology (LINC). He also currently serves as the Secretary General of the International Society for Criminology. |