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New Human Rights Books
A few new titles on the topic of human rights. Keep in mind that many of our newest books are available online (see guidance below on searching for e-books).
Legalization of International Law and Politics by ISBN: 9783031171680Publication Date: 2023-01-02This book provides an expanded conceptualization of legalization that focuses on implementation of obligation, precision, and delegation at the international and domestic levels of politics.
Human Rights and Social Justice by ISBN: 9781003111269Publication Date: 2022-10-31Human Rights and Social Justice: Key Issues and Vulnerable Populations is a comprehensive text that focuses on central issues of human rights and justice and links them directly with social work competencies and practice.
Disability Law and Human Rights by ISBN: 9783030865443Publication Date: 2022-01-18This book, exploring the theoretical and practical implications of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), brings together an international and interdisciplinary group of leading researchers in the areas of philosophy of disability, disability law, and disability policy.
Reinventing Human Rights by ISBN: 9781503613300Publication Date: 2022-03-22A radical vision for the future of human rights as a fundamentally reconfigured framework for global justice.
From Sovereignty to Solidarity by ISBN: 9781003206859Publication Date: 2022-02-13From Sovereignty to Solidarity seeks to re-imagine human mobility in ways that are de-linked from national sovereignty. Using examples from around the world, the author examines contemporary practices of solidarity to illustrate what such a conceptualization of human mobility looks like.
Browse for books in Lau
Hunman Rights is an interdisciplinary topic. You'll find most books on related topics on the 4th floor of Lauinger Library. Here are some Library of Congress call number ranges to help you browse:
GN 301-674: Ethnology. Social and cultural anthropology.
HM 711-1281: Social systems
HQ 281: Human trafficking. Transnational crime.
JC 571: Human Rights as a Purpose of the State
JV: Colonization, immigration and international migration
JZ: International relations
K3240: Human Rights Law
KF: Dispute resolution, mediation (US)
KZ: International law
U: Military
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