This essay offers a 'state of the art'of the study of human rights practice. It begins with
delineating human rights practice as an academic perspective, defining its distinct research …

The expansion of human rights provisions has produced an increasing number of human
rights practitioners and delineated human rights as a field of its own. Questions of who is …

This article reflects on some lessons from the past decade, taking as its point of reference
two interventions at the Centre for Applied Human Rights (CAHR), University of York: the …

This article seeks to address the concern that the language of human rights has become
increasingly problematic and susceptible to distortion from its intended meaning. This is in …

Human Rights: An Introduction is an important text that provides a comprehensive overview
of human rights and related issues from a social science perspective. First, this book does …

Human rights appear to be in a state of existential crisis, with academics proclaiming the"
endtimes" or" twilight" of the field and a growing sense of human rights pessimism among …

The discourse of human rights cuts across a wide variety of fields and disciplines. This
consideration is reflected in the broad audience with which this book seeks to engage …

From the outside, the work of human rights activists can seem to have an absolutist quality.
The public claims and demands of human rights organizations and movements appear …

The Social Practice of Human Rights bridges the conventional scholar-practitioner divide by
focusing on the space in between. The volume brings together cutting-edge chapters that …

The concept of'human rights' as a universal goal is at the centre of the international stage. It
is now a key part in discourse, treaties and in domestic jurisdictions. However, as this study …