Human rights
Subtitle: concepts, contests, contingencies
By: edited by Austin Sarat and Thomas R. Kearns
Contributors: Sarat, Austin; Kearns, Thomas R
Series: The Amherst series in law, jurisprudence, and social thought
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 124
Subjects: Human rights; Civil rights
Description: "Human Rights: Concepts, Contests, Contingencies brings together essays that attend to both the allure and criticism of human rights. They examine contestation and contingency in today's human rights politics and help us rethink some of the basic concepts of human rights.".

"In exploring a crucial and timely topic, this additional volume in the Amherst Series in Law, Jurisprudence, and Social Thought will enlighten the reader to the social and intellectual currents surrounding human rights."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index