Human rights : politics and practice / edited by Michael Goodhart.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [420]-443) and index.

Introduction : human rights in politics and practice / Michael Goodhart -- Part I. Human rights and politics. Normative and theoretical foundations of human rights / Anthony Langlois -- Human rights in international law / Rhona K. M. Smith -- Measuring human rights / Todd Landman -- Human rights in international relations / Tim Dunne and Marianne Hanson -- Human rights in comparative politics / Sonia Cardenas -- Sociological and anthropological approaches / Damien Short -- Ideological (mis)use of human rights / David Chandler -- Part II. Human rights in practice. Political democracy and state repression / Christian Davenport -- Global civil society and human rights / Marlies Glasius -- Human rights and politics in development / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr -- Economic globalization and human rights / David L. Richards and Ronald D. Gelleny -- Traffiking for sexual exploitation / Andrea Bertone -- Children’s human rights advocacy / Vanessa Pupavac -- Human rights and forced migration / Gil Loescher -- Indigenous peoples’ human rights / Paul Havemann -- Genocide and human rights / Scott Straus -- Torture / William F. Schulz -- The environment / John Barry and Kerri Woods -- Humanitarian intervention / Alan J. Kuperman -- Transitional justice / Joanna Quinn -- Conclusion : the future of human rights / Michael Goodhart.