This student-friendly casebook:
- retains a problem-oriented focus designed to help students understand contemporary debates about human rights from a political as well as a legal perspective
- addresses practical issues of implementation, as well as recent developments in substantive human rights jurisprudence in Europe, Latin America, and national courts
- contrasts differing views on the theory and practice of humanitarian intervention in Kosovo, Rwanda, Darfur, and elsewhere
- discusses the theoretical foundations of human rights and cultural relativism
- examines historical developments in human rights as well as current problems
The Fourth Edition addresses the many changes in human rights over the last 10 years, with:
- the additional insight of two new authors: James Anaya has written several books and numerous articles about international human rights and the rights of Native Americans. Dinah L. Shelton is the author of two prize-winning books on human rights
- a thorough discussion of the impact on human rights of the "war on terrorism," including Abu Ghraib and the legality of detention without trial at Guantanamo
- new material on indigenous rights, the environment, and the responsibility of corporations
- added discussions of freedom of expression and religion and the International Criminal Court