Scholars of history, law, theology and anthropology critically revisit the history of human rights.

Ishay recounts the struggle for human rights across the ages, from the Mesopotamian Codes of Hammurabi to the era of globalization. She illustrates how the hist

Human rights offer a vision of international justice that today’s idealistic millions hold dear. Yet the very concept on which the movement is based became fa

A noted legal scholar examines the source of human rights, arguing that rights are the result of particular experiences with injustice and looking at the implic

This volume explores the place of human rights in history, providing an alternative framework for understanding the political and legal dilemmas that these conf