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'International Human Rights' by Linda A. Malone is reviewed.

Introduction : fighting for new rights / Clifford Bob -- Orphaned again? Children born of wartime rape as a non-issue for the human rights movement / R. Charli Carpenter -- "Dalit rights are human rights" : untouchables, NGOs, and the Indian state / Clifford Bob -- Applying the gatekeeper model of human rights activism : the U.S.-based movement for LGBT rights / Julie Mertus -- From resistance to receptivity : transforming the HIV/AIDS crisis into a human rights issue / Jeremy Youde -- Disability rights and the human rights mainstream : reluctant gate-crashers? / Janet E. Lord -- New rights for private wrongs : female genital mutilation and global framing dialogues / Madeline Baer and Alison Brysk -- Economic rights and extreme poverty : moving toward subsistence / Daniel Chong -- Local claims, international standards, and the human right to water / Paul J. Nelson

"Fully updated, the sixth edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels. Key features include: Substantially revised throughout, including new material on LGBTQ rights in Africa, Indigenous peoples' rights in Guatemala, the Rohingya crisis in Myanmar, and a new chapter on human rights and development; In-text features such as discussion questions, suggested readings, case studies, and "problems" to promote classroom discussion and in-depth examination of topics; Concise yet clearly organised and comprehensive coverage of the topic. International Human Rights is essential reading for courses and modules in human rights, politics and international relations, law, criminal justice, sociology, social work, public administration, and international development"--

When lovers of the 'Arab nation' proudly hail the 'glorious' common denominators bringing together the Middle Eastern and North African countries, they obliterateanother number of less glorious facets, one of which is the appalling conditions prevailing in prisons. Indeed, a quick look at the state of prisons in those countriesreveals practices of torture, arbitrary and illegal detention, disregard of the detainees' right to defense and sometimes even death. In some countries, arbitrary arrests have even been legalized, mainly to target certain groups; in others,physical punishment is prescribed by law.

Role for bodies established by international accords.

When I take up the Nuremberg cases in my class in International Law, I find it quite difficult to convey to the students how radical those proceedings appeared to be in 1947. At that time, the contention that there should be individual accountability under international law seemed to constitute an unfounded and dangerous precedent. How could political leaders be made personally responsible for acts of state such as instituting a war (even an "aggressive" war) or engaging in wholly internal policies (the "final solution" against Jews and other minorities of their own citizens)? Indeed, the Nuremberg result seemed somewhat unprincipled to my teachers when I went to law school in the late 1950's. But today's students, an entirely new generation, find the Nuremberg decisions unremarkable. Of course, they say, the Nazi leaders were criminally guilty of mass murder and should not have been able to hide behind the instrumentality of the state or government.