TheStruggleforHumanRightsevaluatesthethemesoflaw,politics,andpracticewhichtogetherdefineinternationalhumanrightspracticeandscholarship.Takingasit’sinspirationthe40yearcareerofinternationalhumanrightsadvocatePhilipAlston,thisbookofessaysexaminesfoundationaldebatescentraltotheevolutionofthehumanrightsproject.Itcritiquesthereformofhumanrightsinstitutionsandreflectsontheplaceofhumanrightspracticeincontemporarysociety.Bringingtogetherleadingscholars,practitioners,andcriticsofhumanrightsfromavarietyofdisciplines,TheStruggleforHumanRightsaddressesthemosturgentquestionsposedwithinthefieldofhumanrightstoday-itspracticeanditstheory.Rethinkingassumptionsandre-evaluatingstrategiesinthelaw,politics,andpracticeofinternationalhumanrights,thisbookisessentialreadingforacademicsandhumanrightsprofessionalsaroundtheworld.
