Human rights: social justice in the age of the market
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Main Author: Feyter, K. de, (Koen) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Dhaka, Bangladesh University Press 2005
Series:Global issues series (Zed Books)
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Item Description:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Essentials -- Obstacles -- After 9/11 -- Geneva -- Avenues of hope -- The added value of human rights -- Conclusion
Rampant market economics in today?s world has led to violations of human rights. Koen de Feyter questions how far the international human rights system - focusing as it does on legal conventions and enforcement by state machinery - really provides effective protection against the adverse effects of globalization. He makes some innovative suggestions for improving the human rights system, including rethinking the state?s obligations, creating human rights responsibilities for big companies and international financial institutions, and developing human rights obligations for states beyond their
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xi, 238 p.)
ISBN:1552661679
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