In Defense of Universal Human Rights

Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is Professor Emeritus in the Department of Political Science at Wilfrid Laurier University, where from 2003 to 2016 she held the Canada Research Chair in International Human Rights. She is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada.

• Acknowledgments viiAbbreviations ixIntroduction 11 Universal Human Rights 62 Critical Perspectives on Human Rights 283 How Rights-Protective Societies Develop 494 Civil and Political Rights 725 Culture and Community 936 Economic and Social Human Rights 1177 Collective Human Rights 1398 Western (Ir)responsibility for Human Rights in the Global South 158Notes 182Index 199

“Bold yet carefully reasoned, this book reflects Rhoda Howard-Hassmann’s deep commitment to human rights as a bulwark of protection and emancipation. Deeply important and timely.”Shareen Hertel, University of Connecticut“In this eminently readable and engaging book, Rhoda Howard-Hassmann provides a serious consideration of the universality of human rights. It will make a very useful contribution to university classes as each chapter can be used to drill down into the particular topic it discusses, while the entire book can be read as a single argument.”Ari Kohen, University of Nebraska