Addo, Michael K.,

International law of human rights edited by Michael K. Addo - Burlington : Ashgate Pub. Co. ; 2006 - lvi, 548 pages 26 cm - Libraries of essays in international law .

Includes bibliographic references and index.

Part I: Nature -- 1. Human rights genealogy / Ruti Teitel -- 2. The concept of human rights in international law / Anthony D'Amato. Part II: Politics -- 3. International human rights and cultural relativism / Fernando R. Teson -- 4. The ideology of human rights / Makau wa Mutua -- 5. Cultural relativism and universal human rights / Jack Donnelly -- 6. Rethinking the "universality" of human rights law / Dianne Otto. Part III: Implementation -- 7. How is international human rights law enforced? / Harold Hongju Koh -- 8. Toward a theory of effective supranational adjudication / Laurence R. Helfer and Anne-Marie Slaughter. Part IV: Exceptions -- 9. Legal differentiation and the concept of the human rights treaty in international law / Matthew Craven -- 10. Human rights treaties, invalid reservations, and state consent / Ryan Goodman. Part V: Challenges -- 11. Globalization and the convergence of values / Alex Y. Seita -- 12. Globalization and human rights / Robert McCorquodale with Richard Fairbrother.

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