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Drawing from her decade of teaching human rights and world politics, DeLaet (Drake U.) offers a textbook introducing the interface between the two. Her account is built around the themes of tension between state sovereignty and human rights, and the crucial gap between lofty human rights rhetoric and the reality of human rights abuses in world politics. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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THE GLOBAL STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS combines uniquely strong coverage of human rights in relation to gender equity, feminist perspectives, and sexual orientation with the theme of a universal perspective on human rights that is sensitive to cultural differences and diversity among and within nations. The book is also comprehensive and accessible in its discussion of human rights law and the question of whether human rights are universal. DeLaet also addresses the tension between state sovereignty and human rights, genocide, economic rights, and various concepts of justice as they relate to the promotion of fundamental human rights.
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