{The} liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order /
Charvet, John
liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order / John Charvet ; Elisa Kaczynska-Nay. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 434 p. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice -- The Westphalian society of sovereign states -- The growth of liberal universalism -- The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights -- The right of peoples to self-determination -- The right to development and development assistance -- Women's international human rights -- The implementation of international human rights -- Western critiques of liberal human rights -- Liberalism and non-western cultures -- In defence of liberalism.
0521709598
Liberalism
Human rights
341.481
liberal project and human rights : the theory and practice of a new world order / John Charvet ; Elisa Kaczynska-Nay. - Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2008. - 434 p. : 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
The contextual origin of liberal thought and practice -- The Westphalian society of sovereign states -- The growth of liberal universalism -- The UN and regional declarations and covenants on human rights -- The right of peoples to self-determination -- The right to development and development assistance -- Women's international human rights -- The implementation of international human rights -- Western critiques of liberal human rights -- Liberalism and non-western cultures -- In defence of liberalism.
0521709598
Liberalism
Human rights
341.481