Contracting Human Rights

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Contracting Human Rights is written by Alison Brysk and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1788112334 (ISBN 10) and 9781788112338 (ISBN 13).

By chronicling the continuing contest over the reach, range, and regime of rights, Contracting Human Rights analyzes the way forward in an era of many challenges. This multidisciplinary book contributes to building understanding of the maturation of human rights, from a dissident doctrine to a dynamic parameter of global governance and civil society. Through an examination of both global and local challenges to human rights, including loopholes, backlash, accountability, and new opportunities to move forward, this book analyzes trends across multiple-issue areas.