Helle Porsdam, Professor of Law and Humanities and UNESCO Chair in Cultural Rights, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

• Contents: Introduction 1. A Soul for Europe? On European Culture and Narratives of Human Rights 2. The Problem(s) with European Culture 3. Transatlantic Dialogues, Past and Present 4. Institutionalized European Human Rights 5. Divergent Transatlantic Views on Human Rights: Economic, Social and Cultural Rights 6. Divergent Transatlantic Views on Human Rights: The Role of International Law 7. Transatlantic Dialogues on Copyright: Cultural Rights and Access to Knowledge 8. Transatlantic Dialogues on ‘Law and Literature’: From ‘Law and Literature’ to ‘Law and Humanities’ 9. Transatlantic Dialogues on Film: The Case of Lars von Trier Conclusion Bibliography Index

'Helle Porsdam's new book is a readable and perceptive analysis of European and American perceptions of essential human rights and their roots in national and regional cultures. Professor Porsdam traces the notions of civil, political, social and economic interests as rights protected and implemented by law on both sides of the Atlantic. From Civil to Human Rights is a "must read" for Europeans, Americans, and everyone else who wants to learn more about the institutions, values, hopes and dreams that bring us together and hold us apart at the beginning of the 21st century.'