The Work of Global Justice: Human Rights as Practices (Cambridge Cultural Social Studies)
By Fuyuki Kurasawa.
Description
Human rights have been generally understood as juridical products, organizational outcomes or abstract principles that are realized through formal means such as passing laws, creating institutions or formulating ideals. In this book, Fuyuki Kurasawa argues that we must reverse this 'top-down' focus by examining how groups and persons struggling against global injustices construct and enact human rights through five transnational forms of ethico-political practice: bearing witness, forgiveness, foresight, aid and solidarity. From these, he develops a new perspective highlighting th...
ISBN(s)
0521673917, 9780521673914
