Postmodern discourse on the moral and political problems of the day-from Afghanistan to
AIDS-is shaped by the rhetoric of human rights. The discourse promotes as its core value the …

Exploring Social Rights looks into the theoretical and practical implications of social rights.
The book is organised in five parts. Part I considers theoretical aspects of social rights, and …

As Louis Henkin has observed, ours is an" age of rights."'The rhetoric of human rights
permeates contemporary discourse on the moral and political problems of the day. While the …

Social rights are controversial in general-and they are even more controversial when courts
are given power to enforce them. Even among those who believe in rights to a minimum …

Soon after Nepal became a democracy in 1990, a truck driver was taking his goods through
a narrow pass in the Himalayas. He came to a blockage on the road, where two vehicles …

What is the relation between socioeconomic rights and theories of justice? By
socioeconomic rights, I mean rights of the kind we see listed in Articles 23-26 of the …

Empirical critiques of human rights have reached a crescendo. Despite their centrality in late
modernity, human rights face claims of irrelevance and predictions of demise. These social …

Human rights law has made an astounding career as a globally available vocabulary and
narrative for abuses of power, miserable living conditions and a vision of a better world. This …

How, if at all, should a radical movement for a more just and communal society make use of
the language of rights embodied in documents like the Declaration of Independence, the first …

'Debating Law'is a new series that gives scholarly experts the opportunity to offer contrasting
perspectives on significant topics of contemporary, general interest. In this second volume of …