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Introduction. Human rights : historical and contemporary controversies -- The secular tradition -- Asian and African religions and traditions -- Monotheistic religions -- Liberal visions of human rights -- How to promote a liberal conception of human rights -- Human rights for whom? -- Challenging the liberal vision of rights -- How to promote a socialist perspective of human rights? Free trade, just war, and international organizations -- Human rights for whom -- On the national question -- Redefining rights -- How to protect and promote human rights? -- Human rights for whom? -- Debating the future of human rights -- Additional documents.

Introduction. Human rights : historical and contemporary controversies -- The secular tradition -- Asian and African religions and traditions -- Monotheistic religions -- Liberal visions of human rights -- How to promote a liberal conception of human rights -- Human rights for whom? -- Challenging the liberal vision of rights -- How to promote a socialist perspective of human rights? Free trade, just war, and international organizations -- Human rights for whom -- On the national question -- Redefining rights -- How to protect and promote human rights? -- Human rights for whom? -- Debating the future of human rights -- Additional documents.

A surprisingly hopeful assessment of the prospects for human rights in the Middle East, and a blueprint for advancing them The enormous sense of optimism unleashed by the Arab Spring in 2011 soon gave way to widespread suffering and despair. Of the many popular uprisings against autocratic regimes, Tunisia's now stands alone as a beacon of hope for sustainable human rights progress. Libya is a failed state; Egypt returned to military dictatorship; the Gulf States suppressed popular protests and tightened control; and Syria and Yemen are ravaged by civil war. Challenging the widely shared pessimism among regional experts, Micheline Ishay charts bold and realistic pathways for human rights in a region beset by political repression, economic distress, sectarian conflict, a refugee crisis, and violence against women. With due attention to how patterns of revolution and counterrevolution play out in different societies and historical contexts, Ishay reveals the progressive potential of subterranean human rights forces and offers strategies for transforming current realities in the Middle East.

Micheline Ishay recounts the dramatic struggle for human rights across the ages in a book that brilliantly synthesizes historical and intellectual developments from the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi to today's era of globalization. As she chronicles the clash of social movements, ideas, and armies that have played a part in this struggle, Ishay illustrates how the history of human rights has evolved from one era to the next through texts, cultural traditions, and creative expression. Writing with verve and extraordinary range, she develops a framework for understanding contemporary issues from the debate over globalization to the intervention in Kosovo to the climate for human rights after September 11, 2001. The only comprehensive history of human rights available, the book will be essential reading for anyone concerned with humankind's quest for justice and dignity. Ishay structures her chapters around six core questions that have shaped human rights debate and scholarship: What are the origins of human rights? Why did the European vision of human rights triumph over those of other civilizations? Has socialism made a lasting contribution to the legacy of human rights? Are human rights universal or culturally bound? Must human rights be sacrificed to the demands of national security? Is globalization eroding or advancing human rights? As she explores these questions, Ishay also incorporates notable documents—writings, speeches, and political statements—from activists, writers, and thinkers throughout history

Presents selections, including pieces on globalization and the war on terrorism. Each part of this reader corresponds to five historical phases in the history of human rights and explores for each the arguments, debates, and issues of inclusiveness central to those eras.

AbstractSamuel Moyn argues that the human rights movement, which thrived in the 1970s and peaked after the Cold War, became dominated by a misplaced focus on sufficiency rather than equality, ultimately abetting neoliberalism. He deplores the rise and fall of an egalitarian and redistributive worldview, from the Jacobin era to the slow decline of socialism in the twentieth century, culminating in ineffectual and unambitious human rights endeavors. Here Moyn cavalierly dismisses the enormous achievements of the human rights movement in many countries, overlooking the contributions of unsung heroes who fought for human rights at the peril of their lives. Even readers who share Moyn's political perspective will find little solace, either in the form of lessons learned or in forward-looking strategies for addressing socioeconomic inequity and other human rights violations of our time.

"Human Rights and History" published on by Oxford University Press.

The effects of US military imperialism upon the formation of a universal human rights agenda are pondered. It is contended that the US's post-September 11, 2001, foreign policy agenda contradicts its alleged support for international human rights; specifically, it is claimed that the US's rejection of the Kyoto Protocol & military aggression in Afghanistan & Iraq, combined with a growing sense of moral rectitude, suggest the US is drifting closer to imperial hegemony rather than international collaboration, thus reducing the possibility of establishing a universal human rights agenda. Even though the late 20th century human rights movement led to the fragmentation, not unification, of international human rights, it is noted that the emergence of sundry non-governmental organizations provides hope for realizing an international program. Recommendations for driving the international human rights movement forward within the context of US-dominated globalization & US imperialism are also offered, eg, the need to condemn all repressive regimes, even if they are supported by the US or European Union, & the implementation of more equitable redistribution policies in developing nations. J. W. Parker

Explores implications of the new "war on terror" for antiglobalization efforts, particularly for its human rights agenda. Following the terrorist attacks against the US on 11 Sept 2001, a tightened US security agenda & enactment of legislation like the Patriot Act have had dire effects on civil liberties & other human rights, including freedom of speech & assembly & the right to privacy. Ways that civil liberties have typically been restricted during previous periods of wartime are reviewed & the interdependence of human rights & national/international security is discussed. Ways that the human rights community can develop a new agenda acknowledging this interdependence are suggested, emphasizing the importance of considering (1) the limits of imposing human rights from the outside, (2) human rights opportunities & the political realities of the major powers, & (3) the appropriate means toward human rights ends. Directions toward the development of a new "human rights realism" in the globalized economy are outlined. K. Hyatt Stewart