Debating Human Rights / / Daniel P.L. Chong.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Chong, Daniel P.L.,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (277 p.)
• Other title: Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; Introduction --; 1 The History and Philosophy of Human Rights --; Part 1 The Global Human Rights System --; 2 When Should States Protect Human Rights? --; 3 How Can Western States Promote Human Rights in China? --; 4 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Effective? --; 5 Does the International Community Have a “Responsibility to Protect”? --; 6 Should the United States Join the International Criminal Court? --; 7 How Should Human Rights Violators Be Held Accountable? --; Part 2 Civil and Political Rights --; 8 Does the War on Terrorism Require Restriction of Rights? --; 9 Are There Limits to Freedom of Speech? --; 10 Do Women Have the Right to Choose Abortion? --; 11 Is Female Circumcision a Violation of Human Rights? --; Part 3 Economic and Social Rights --; 12 Are Food, Housing, and Health Care Valid Human Rights? --; 13 Do Transnational Corporations Violate Human Rights? --; 14 Does the Right to Health Justify a Violation of Property Rights? --; 15 Do Wealthy States Have an Obligation to Give Foreign Aid? --; Part 4 Conclusion --; 16 Advancing Human Rights Through Debate --; Glossary --; Bibliography --; Index --; About the Book
• Format: Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
• ISBN: 9781685850661; 9783110784244
• DOI: 10.1515/9781685850661
• Access: restricted access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Daniel P.L. Chong.

Introduces the theory and practice of international human rights by examining more than a dozen controversies in the field.