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Making Sense of Human Rights
Making Sense of Human Rights
Author: James Nickel
This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel?s classic study explains and defends the contemporary conception of human rights. Combining philosophical, legal and political approaches, Nickel explains international human rights law and addresses questions of justification and feasibility. —
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  • Explains and defends the conception of human rights found in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) and subsequent treaties in a clear and lively style.

  • Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights, and minority rights.

  • Updated throughout to include developments in law, politics, and theory since the publication of the first edition.

  • New features for this edition include an extensive bibliography and a chapter on human rights and terrorism.
ISBN-13: 9781405145343
ISBN-10: 140514534X
Publication Date: 1/9/2007
Pages: 280
Edition: 2
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Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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