The liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order /
Charvet, John
The liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order / John Charvet and Elisa Kaczynska-Nay - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xii, 434 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-423) and index
The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice -- The Westphalian society of sovereign states -- The growth of liberal universalism -- The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights -- The right of peoples to self-determination -- The right to development and development assistance -- Women's international human rights -- The implementation of international human rights -- Western critiques of liberal human rights -- Liberalism and non-western cultures -- In defence of liberalism.
9780521883146 (hardback : alk. paper) RM307.80 0521883148 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780521709590 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0521709598 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Liberalism
Human rights
The liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order / John Charvet and Elisa Kaczynska-Nay - New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008 - xii, 434 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 365-423) and index
The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice -- The Westphalian society of sovereign states -- The growth of liberal universalism -- The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights -- The right of peoples to self-determination -- The right to development and development assistance -- Women's international human rights -- The implementation of international human rights -- Western critiques of liberal human rights -- Liberalism and non-western cultures -- In defence of liberalism.
9780521883146 (hardback : alk. paper) RM307.80 0521883148 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780521709590 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0521709598 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Liberalism
Human rights