The human rights paradox : universality and its discontents / edited by Steve J. Stern and Scott Straus.

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"Human rights are paradoxical. Advocates across the world invoke the idea that such rights belong to all people, no matter who or where they are. But since humans can only realize their rights in particular places, human rights are both always and never universal. The Human Rights Paradox is the fir...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Stern, Steve J., 1951- (Editor)
Straus, Scott, 1970- (Editor)
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2014]
Series:Critical human rights.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Human rights > History.
Human rights advocacy.
Physical Description:vi, 266 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
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