The Evolution of International Human Rights: Visions
Seen (3rd edition)
edited by
Paul Gordon Lauren
This widely acclaimed and
highly regarded book, used extensively by students, scholars, policymakers, and
activists, now appears in a new third edition. Focusing on the theme of visions
seen by those who dreamed of what might be, Lauren explores the dramatic
transformation of a world patterned by centuries of human rights abuses into a
global community that now boldly proclaims that the way governments treat their
own people is a matter of international concern—and sets the goal of human
rights "for all peoples and all nations." He reveals the truly universal
nature of this movement, places contemporary events within their broader
historical contexts, and explains the relationship between individual cases and
larger issues of human rights with insight.
This new edition
incorporates material from recently declassified documents and the most recent
scholarship relating to the creation of the new Human Rights Council and its
Universal Periodic Review, the International Criminal Court, the Responsibility
to Protect (R2P), terrorism and torture, the impact of globalization and modern
technology, and activists in NGOs devoted to human rights. It provides
perceptive assessments of the process of change, the power of visions and
visionaries, politics and political will, and the evolving meanings of
sovereignty, security, and human rights themselves.
