Mikael Rask Madsen is Director of iCourts, Centre of Excellence for International Courts and a Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Copenhagen.Gert Verschraegen is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Antwerp.

• 1. Making Human Rights Intelligible: An Introduction to a Sociology of Human Rights Mikael Rask Madsen and Gert VerschraegenPART I – SOCIOLOGICAL UNDERSTANDINGS OF HUMAN RIGHTS2. State Building, Constitutional Rights and the Social Construction of Norms: Outline for a Sociology of Constitutions Chris Thornhill3. Differentiation and Inclusion: A Neglected Sociological Approach to Fundamental Rights Gert Verschraegen4. Beyond Prescription: Towards a Reflexive Sociology of Human Rights Mikael Rask Madsen5. Human Rights between Brute Fact and Articulated Aspiration Paul Stenner6. International Human Rights versus Democracy Promotion: On Two Different Meanings of Human Rights in US Foreign Policy Nicolas Guilhot7. Towards a Socio-legal Analysis of the European Convention on Human Rights Steven Greer8. In Defence of Societies Judith Blau and Alberto MoncadaPART II – HUMAN RIGHTS AND THE TRANSFORMATION OF KEY INSTITUTIONS OF MODERN SOCIETY9. From Citizenship to Human Rights to Human Rights Education Francisco O Ramirez and Rennie Moon10. (Human) Rights and Solidarity: Restructuring the National Welfare Space Frederik Thuesen11. Adapting Locally to International Health and Human Rights Standards: An Alternative Theoretical Framework for Progressive Realisation Lesley A Jacobs12. 'Legal Form' and the Purchase of Human Rights Discourse in Domestic Policy-Making: The Achievement of Same-Sex Marriage in Canada Luke McNamara13. Activating the Law: Exploring the Legal Responses of NGOs to Gross Rights Violations Loveday Hodson14. The Complexities of Human Rights Implementation within the Costa Rican Police System Quirine Eijkman

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