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Beyond Parliament

Human Rights and the Politics of Social Change in the Global South

Häftad, Engelska, 2015

Av Horman Chitonge

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In Beyond Parliament Horman Chitonge offers a unique combination of the conceptual dimensions with the practical examples of human rights discourse deployed as an instrument for social change in the global south. He uses the right to water and the right to food to illustrate that human rights are never given on a silver platter; giving effect to human rights is always an outcome of a continuous struggle to protect human dignity and value. To implement this view of human rights, the book argues, requires going beyond the parliamentary politics of recognising and acknowledging human rights in statutes and bill of rights to the radical democratic politics of giving effect to the recognised rights, especially among the poor and marginalised.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2015-09-03
Mått155 x 235 x 15 mm
Vikt445 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieNijhoff Law Specials
Antal sidor270
FörlagBrill
ISBN9789004226203

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Tables and Figures; Acronyms; 1 The Politics of Eating and Drinking2 The Human Rights Discourse: An Overview3 Human Rights Development: Building Bridges4 Human Rights in Democratic Politics5 The Right to Water: Foundation, Content and Scope6 The Right to Food: Origin, Content and Scope7 The Rights to Water and Food in International and Local Politics8 The Rights to Water and Food: Strategies and Lessons from Global SouthBibliography; index.