Human rights, human wrongs : the Oxford Amnesty lectures, 2001
Human rights, human wrongs : the Oxford Amnesty lectures, 2001 the Oxford Amnesty lectures, 2001 /
edited by Nicholas Owen.
- Oxford [England] ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
- x, 358 p. ; 20 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-348) and index.
Right to intervene or duty to assist? / Human rights, sovereignty and intervention / How can we prevent crimes against humanity? / Bringing international criminals to justice / Righting wrongs / Racism within / War and photography / Balm of recognition: rectifying wrongs through the generations / Tzvetan Todorov -- Michael Ignatieff -- Peter Singer -- Geoffrey Bindman -- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak -- Gitta Sereny -- Susan Sontag -- Eva Hoffman.
"Based on the Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this book asks why people commit human rights abuses, and whether and how such abuses can be prevented. It consists of essays by eight leading writers and thinkers." "Many contemporary issues in human rights are addressed, including the ethics of military intervention, the representation of atrocity in photojournalism, the relationship between activists and victims, and the possibilities for reconciliation in the aftermath of wrong-doing." "Linked by Nicholas Owen's introduction, these essays aim to promote action as well as understanding in support of human rights."--BOOK JACKET.
0192802194 9780192802194
2002035735
GBA3-15066
Human rights.
Human rights advocacy.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Défense des droits de l'homme.
Droits de l'homme.
Ligues des droits de l'homme.
JC571 / .H769513
323/.044
Includes bibliographical references (p. [304]-348) and index.
Right to intervene or duty to assist? / Human rights, sovereignty and intervention / How can we prevent crimes against humanity? / Bringing international criminals to justice / Righting wrongs / Racism within / War and photography / Balm of recognition: rectifying wrongs through the generations / Tzvetan Todorov -- Michael Ignatieff -- Peter Singer -- Geoffrey Bindman -- Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak -- Gitta Sereny -- Susan Sontag -- Eva Hoffman.
"Based on the Oxford Amnesty Lectures, this book asks why people commit human rights abuses, and whether and how such abuses can be prevented. It consists of essays by eight leading writers and thinkers." "Many contemporary issues in human rights are addressed, including the ethics of military intervention, the representation of atrocity in photojournalism, the relationship between activists and victims, and the possibilities for reconciliation in the aftermath of wrong-doing." "Linked by Nicholas Owen's introduction, these essays aim to promote action as well as understanding in support of human rights."--BOOK JACKET.
0192802194 9780192802194
2002035735
GBA3-15066
Human rights.
Human rights advocacy.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Défense des droits de l'homme.
Droits de l'homme.
Ligues des droits de l'homme.
JC571 / .H769513
323/.044