The Struggle for Human Rights: Essays in Honour of Philip Alston

Authors

Nehal Bhuta, Edinburgh Law SchoolFollow
Florian Hoffmann, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de JaneiroFollow
Sarah Knuckey, Columbia Law SchoolFollow
Frédéric Mégret, McGill UniversityFollow
Margaret Satterthwaite, New York University School of LawFollow

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Publication Date

9-2021

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198868064.001.0001

Description

The Struggle for Human Rights evaluates the themes of law, politics, and practice which together define international human rights practice and scholarship. Taking as it's inspiration the 40 year career of international human rights advocate Philip Alston, this book of essays examines foundational debates central to the evolution of the human rights project. It critiques the reform of human rights institutions and reflects on the place of human rights practice in contemporary society.

Bringing together leading scholars, practitioners, and critics of human rights from a variety of disciplines, The Struggle for Human Rights addresses the most urgent questions posed within the field of human rights today – its practice and its theory. Rethinking assumptions and re-evaluating strategies in the law, politics, and practice of international human rights, this book is essential reading for academics and human rights professionals around the world.

Disciplines

Human Rights Law | International Law | Law | Law and Philosophy | Law and Politics

ISBN

9780198868064

Publisher

Oxford University Press

City

Oxford, UK

Comments

Also available as an eBook through the Columbia University Libraries.

Recommended Citation

Bhuta, Nehal; Hoffmann, Florian; Knuckey, Sarah; Mégret, Frédéric; and Satterthwaite, Margaret, "The Struggle for Human Rights: Essays in Honour of Philip Alston" (2021). Faculty Books. 321.
https://scholarship.law.columbia.edu/books/321