Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering: The Promotion of Human Rights in International Politics

This book, newly available in paperback, argues for greater openness in the ways we approach human rights and international rights promotion, and in so doing brings some new understanding to old debates. Starting with the realities of abuse rather than the liberal architecture of rights, it casts hu...

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Human Rights and the Borders of Suffering: The Promotion of Human Rights in International Politics
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