Human rights : new perspectives, new realities / edited by Adamantia Pollis, Peter Schwab.

Other author Pollis, Adamantia.
Other author Schwab, Peter, 1940-
Format Book
Publication InfoBoulder, Colo. : Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2000.
Descriptionvii, 259 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents A new universalism / Adamantia Pollis -- Liberal democracy and minority rights / Michael Freeman -- Peasant justice and respect for human rights : Peru / John S. Gitlitz -- Womenś rights in Islam : revisiting Quranic rights / Zehra F. Arat -- Human environmental rights / Barbara Rose Johnston -- Political community and human rights in postcommunist Russia / Peter Juviler -- Human rights, political values, and development in East Asia / Michael C. Davis -- The consolidation of democracy and human rights in Latin America / Juan E. Méndez & Javier Mariezcurrena -- How international human rights law affects domestic law / Roger S. Clark -- Globalizationś impact on human rights / Peter Schwab & Adamantia Pollis.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-243) and index.
LCCN 00031091
ISBN1555879446 (alk. paper)
ISBN1555879799 (pb)