New Publications
London Debates 2011: What Future for Human Rights in a non-Western world?
Edited by Simon Bennett and Eadaoin O’Brien.
Published by: School of Advanced Study
The Human Rights Consortium is pleased to announce the forthcoming publication What Future for Human Rights in a non-Western World? This edited volume presents a collection of papers from promising young scholars exploring future trajectories for human rights regimes and discourse in a world where the continuing dominance of the western powers cannot be taken for granted. The papers are augmented with a critical introduction and conclusion drawn mainly from discussions which took place at a three day high-level workshop convened by the Human Rights Consortium, School of Advanced Study, University of London, at which the papers were presented.
The papers examine the title question from a range of analytical angles and cover topics including a fresh look at the purported universality of international human rights norms, human rights in Islamic scholarship, the role of international civil society in human rights theory and practice, and human rights in China.
This publication can be purchased via the SAS Catalogue.
