Human rights are at a crossroads. This book considers how these
rights can be reconstructed in challenging times, with changes in
the pathways to the realization of human rights and new
developments in human rights law and policy, illustrated with case
studies from Africa, Europe, and the Americas. Contesting Human
Rights traces the balance between the dynamics of diffusion,
resistance and innovation in the field. The book examines a range
of issues from the effectiveness of norm-promotion by advocacy
campaigns to the backlash facing human rights advocates. The expert
contributors suggest that new opportunities at and below the state
level, and creative contests of global governance, can help
reconstruct human rights in the face of modern challenges. Critical
case studies trace new pathways emerging in the United Nations'
Universal Periodic Review, regional human rights courts,
constitutional incorporation of international norms, and human
rights cities. With its innovative approach to human rights and
comprehensive coverage of global, national and regional trends,
Contesting Human Rights will be an invaluable tool for scholars and
students of human rights, global governance, law and politics. It
will also be useful for human rights advocates with a keen interest
in the evolution of the human rights landscape. Contributors
include: G. Andreopoulos, C. Apodaca, P.M. Ayoub, A. Brysk, P.
Elizalde, A. Feldman, M. Goodhart, C. Hillebrecht, P.C. McMahon, S.
Meili, M. Mullinax, A. Murdie, B. Park, W. Sandholtz, M. Stohl
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