Human Rights in Times of Transition
Author | : Kasey McCall-Smith |
Publisher | : Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | : 279 |
Release | : 2020-11-27 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781789909890 |
ISBN-13 | : 1789909899 |
Rating | : 4/5 (899 Downloads) |
Download or read book Human Rights in Times of Transition written by Kasey McCall-Smith and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2020-11-27 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely book explores the extent to which national security has affected the intersection between human rights and the exercise of state power. It examines how liberal democracies, long viewed as the proponents and protectors of human rights, have transformed their use of human rights on the global stage, externalizing their own internal agendas.