Sabine C. Carey is Chair of Political Science, International Relations at the University of Mannheim. Mark Gibney is Belk Distinguished Professor at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. Anita R. Gohdes is Professor of International and Cyber Security at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin.

• Part I. Human Rights and State Responsibilities: 1. What are human rights?; 2. Responsibilities and obligations; Part II. Explaining Human Rights Violations: 3. Patterns of human rights violations; 4. Perpetrators of human rights violations; 5. Context of human rights violations; 6. Human rights and the internet; Part III. Improving the Protection of Human Rights: 7. Rebuilding society in the aftermath of repression; 8. International mechanisms to protect human rights; 9. Towards the future; Bibliography; Index.

'The Politics of Human Rights offers an insightful and empirically grounded exploration of human rights, their violations, and the mechanisms designed to protect them. This revised edition integrates rigorous scientific analysis with real-world case studies, making it an invaluable resource for students, scholars, and practitioners. With its focus on the universal nature of human rights and the shared responsibility to uphold them, this book is an essential guide for understanding both the challenges and the progress in the fight for human dignity.' Bonny Ibhawoh, Senator William McMaster Chair in Global Human Rights, McMaster University