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Author Landman, Todd.

Title Studying human rights / Todd Landman
Published New York, NY : Routledge, 2006

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Description x, 178 pages ; 24 cm
Contents Introduction : studying human rights -- 1. The scope of human rights -- 2. The terrain of human rights -- 3. Social theory and human rights -- 4. Social science methods and human rights -- 5. Measuring human rights -- 6. Global comparative studies -- 7. The social science of truth commissions -- 8. Human rights impact assessment -- 9. Theory and method in studying human rights
Summary "Studying Human Rights draws on key theories and methods from the social sciences to develop a framework for the systematic study of human rights problems. It argues that solid empirical analysis of human rights problems rests on examining the observable practices from state and non-state actors that constitute human rights violations to provide plausible explanations for their occurrence and deeper understanding of their meaning."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [149]-169) and index
Subject Human rights -- Study and teaching.
LC no. 2005017624
ISBN 0415326052
0415326044 (hardback)