The Human Right to Dominate
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Jun 26, 2015
Language: eng
Format: paperback
Number of pages: 216
ISBN-13: 9780199365005
Description: What if human rights were used to oppress or even harm the very populations they were intended to protect? In The HUman Right to Dominate, Nicola Perugini and Neve Gordon challenge readers to reconsider everything that they think they know about human rights, arguing against the popular assumption that increased human rights lead to a greater degree of freedom. The book explores the subjective and politicized nature of human rights in the context of the Israel/Palestine conflict, demonstrating instances in which human rights can be used as a tool for oppression and illustrating the ways that human rights can be interpreted to justify colonialism, warfare, and even lethal violence again civilians. -- cover
Notes: Source title: The Human Right to Dominate (Oxford Studies in Culture and Politics)