Development and the Politics of Human Rights

This book takes a much-needed holistic approach to the problem of human rights violations around the globe. It unpacks the questions of human advocacy and policy, identifies traps in discussions about violations of rights, and presents best practices for a variety of disciplinary approaches. It narrows its focus from global to local concerns, beginning with a structural examination of international governmental institutions, followed by analyses of specific contexts and their unique challenges to the establishment, maintenance, and strengthening of human rights.