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[Richard Thompson Ford] ✓ Universal Rights Down to Earth (Norton Global Ethics Series) ✓ Read Online eBook or Kindle ePUB. Universal Rights Down to Earth (Norton Global Ethics Series) But when it comes to actually enforcing these rights, the results rarely resemble the ideal. In Universal Rights Down to Earth, acclaimed author and legal expert Richard Thompson Ford reveals how attempts to apply “universal” human rights principles to specific cultures can hinder humanitarian causes and sometimes even worsen conditions for citizens. A path-blazing lesson on how to reconcile lofty human rights ambitions with political and cultural realities.
| Title | : | Universal Rights Down to Earth (Norton Global Ethics Series) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.45 (720 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0393343391 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-21 |
| Language | : | English |
"Very good book if you need" according to Amazon Customer. Very good book if you need, or, want to have a basic understanding of IHR and its role amongst power players (states & institutions).
Richard Thompson Ford is the George E. . Osborne Professor of Law at Stanford Law School. He has written for the New York Times, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor, and Slate
"His Richard Thompson Ford's challenge is brave and thought-provoking" The Times Literary Supplement
But when it comes to actually enforcing these rights, the results rarely resemble the ideal. In Universal Rights Down to Earth, acclaimed author and legal expert Richard Thompson Ford reveals how attempts to apply “universal” human rights principles to specific cultures can hinder humanitarian causes and sometimes even worsen conditions for citizens. A path-blazing lesson on how to reconcile lofty human rights ambitions with political and cultural realities. The idea of universal rightsrights shared by all citizens, regardless of nationality, creed, wealth, or geographyhas a powerful grip on the way many people feel about justice and global politics. But the good news, as Universal Rights Down to Earth powerfully demonstrates, is that if we are clear-eyed and culturally aware, it can be done.. In certain regions, human rights ideals clash with the limits of institutional capabilities or civic culture; elsewhere, rights enforcement leads to further human rights violations. And in some countries, offending regimes use human rights commitments to distract attention from or justify their other abuses. The bad news is that improving lives worldwide isn&r
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