Introduction : human rights in politics and practice / Michael Goodhart
Part I. Human rights and politics. Normative and theoretical foundations of human rights / Anthony Langlois
Human rights in international law / Rhona K.M. Smith
Measuring human rights / Todd Landman
Human rights in international relations / Tim Dunne and Marianne Hanson
Human rights in comparative politics / Sonia Cardenas
Sociological and anthropological approaches / Damien Short
Ideological (mis)use of human rights / David Chandler
Part II. Human rights in practice. Political democracy and state repression / Christian Davenport
Global civil society and human rights / Marlies Glasius
Human rights and politics in development / Sakiko Fukuda-Parr
Economic globalization and human rights / David L. Richards and Ronald D. Gelleny
Traffiking for sexual exploitation / Andrea Bertone
Children's human rights advocacy / Vanessa Pupavac
Human rights and forced migration / Gil Loescher
Indigenous peoples' human rights / Paul Havemann
Genocide and human rights / Scott Straus
Torture / William F. Schulz
The environment / John Barry and Kerri Woods
Humanitarian intervention / Alan J. Kuperman
Transitional justice / Joanna Quinn
Conclusion : the future of human rights / Michael Goodhart.