Are human rights universal? Universalists and cultural
relativists have long been debating this question. In
"INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS," Alison Dundes Renteln reconciles the
two positions and argues that, within the vast array of cultural
practices and values, it is possible to create structural
equivalents to rights in all societies. She poses that empirical
cross-cultural research can reveal universal human rights
standards, then demonstrates it through an analysis of the concept
of measured retribution.
"INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS "is a classic socio-legal study of
the incompatibility and possible reconciliation of competing views
of cultural relativism and absolute fundamental human rights. It
features prodigious research and insight that has often been cited
by academics and human rights lawyers and activists over two
decades. Originally published in the Sage Publications' Frontiers
of Anthropology Series, the book is now available in print and
eBook formats from Quid Pro Books. Updated UN organizational charts
are included in a new Appendix. The 2013 republication also adds a
new preface by the author and a new foreword by Tom Zwart,
Professor of Human Rights at Utrecht University.
As Professor Zwart notes, "The book caused quite a splash when
it was first published, because its author asked many important
questions which had not been raised before. She challenged some of
the normativist assumptions which characterized the field.... All
those involved in human rights research and practice owe a debt of
gratitude to Renteln for writing this pioneering book....
Fortunately, this wonderful book, through its re-issue, will remain
a very important reference text for decades to come, to be enjoyed
by the next generations of students of human rights."
"INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS "provides an unusual combination of
abstract theory and empirical evidence. Written in an accessible
style, it will interest scholars and students in political science,
sociology, anthropology, peace studies, cross-cultural research,
and philosophy-as well as human rights activists and the general
reading public.
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