Making Sense Of Human Rights

Making Sense of Human Rights

This fully revised and extended edition of James Nickel’sclassic study explains and defends the contemporary conception ofhuman rights. Combining philosophical, legal and politicalapproaches, Nickel explains international human rights law andaddresses questions of justification and feasibility.New, revised edition of James Nickel's classic study.Explains and defends the conception of human rights found inthe Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) andsubsequent treaties in a clear and lively style.Covers fundamental freedoms, due process rights, social rights,and minority rights.Updated throughout to include developments in law, politics,and theory since the publication of the first edition.New features for this edition include an extensive bibliographyand a chapter on human rights and terrorism.