Can We Still Afford Human Rights?

Critical Reflections on Universality, Proliferation and Costs

• Author(s): Jan Wouters, Koen Lemmens, Thomas Van Poecke, Marie Bourguignon,
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Pages: 368
• ISBN_10: 183910032X
  ISBN_13: 9781839100321
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Political Science / Human Rights , Law / Civil Rights , Law / International ,

Description:... This insightful book offers a critical reflection on the sustainability and effectiveness of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and its legacy over the last 70 years. Exploring the problems surrounding universality, proliferation and costs, it asks the provocative question, can we still afford human rights?