Beyond parliament : human rights and the politics of social change in the global south / by Horman Chitonge.
2015
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Author
Title
Beyond parliament : human rights and the politics of social change in the global south / by Horman Chitonge.
Imprint
Leiden ; Boston : Brill Nijhoff, 2015.
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 269 pages).
Series
Nijhoff law specials ; 88.
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN ; 9789004303898.
Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online, Collection 2016, ISBN ; 9789004303898.
Formatted Contents Note
Preliminary Material
The Politics of Drinking and Eating
The Human Rights Discourse: An Overview
Human Rights and Development: Building Bridges
Human Rights in Democratic Politics
The Right to Water: Foundation, Content and Scope
The Right to Food: Origin, Content and Scope
The Rights to Water and Food in International Politics
The Rights to Water and Food: Strategies and Lessons from Global South
Bibliography
Index.
The Politics of Drinking and Eating
The Human Rights Discourse: An Overview
Human Rights and Development: Building Bridges
Human Rights in Democratic Politics
The Right to Water: Foundation, Content and Scope
The Right to Food: Origin, Content and Scope
The Rights to Water and Food in International Politics
The Rights to Water and Food: Strategies and Lessons from Global South
Bibliography
Index.
Summary
In Beyond Parliament Horman Chitonge offers a unique combination of the conceptual dimensions with the practical examples of human rights discourse deployed as an instrument for social change in the global south. He uses the right to water and the right to food to illustrate that human rights are never given on a silver platter; giving effect to human rights is always an outcome of a continuous struggle to protect human dignity and value. To implement this view of human rights, the book argues, requires going beyond the parliamentary politics of recognising and acknowledging human rights in statutes and bill of rights to the radical democratic politics of giving effect to the recognised rights, especially among the poor and marginalised.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-261) and index.
Location
www
Available in Other Form
Print version: Beyond Parliament: Human Rights and the Politics of Social Change in the Global South Leiden, Boston : Brill | Nijhoff, 2015,
Access Note
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Linked Resources
Alternate Title
Brill Human Rights and Humanitarian Law E-Books Online Collection
Language
English
ISBN
9789004299559 (electronic book)
9789004226203 (print)
9789004226203 (print)
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