International Human Rights, Decolonisation and Globalisation Becoming Human |
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Author:
| Wright, Shelley |
Series title: | Routledge Studies in International Law Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-415-86291-2 |
Publication Date: | Dec 2013 |
Publisher: | Routledge
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $55.95 |
Book Description:
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Covering a diverse range of topics, case studies and theories, the author undertakes a critique of the principal assumptions on which the existing international human rights regime has been constructed. She argues that the decolonization of human rights, and the creation of a global community that is conducive to the well-being of all humans, will require a radical restructuring of our ways of thinking, researching and writing. In contributing to this restructuring she brings together...
More DescriptionCovering a diverse range of topics, case studies and theories, the author undertakes a critique of the principal assumptions on which the existing international human rights regime has been constructed. She argues that the decolonization of human rights, and the creation of a global community that is conducive to the well-being of all humans, will require a radical restructuring of our ways of thinking, researching and writing. In contributing to this restructuring she brings together feminist and indigenous approaches as well as postmodern and post-colonial scholarship, engaging directly with some of the prevailing orthodoxies, such as 'universality', 'the individual', 'self-determination', 'cultural relativism', 'globalization' and 'civil society'.