Development and human rights : rhetoric and reality in India / Joel E Oestreich

By:

Oestreich, Joel E [author]

Publication details: New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017Description: 216 pages ; 24 cmISBN:

9780190637347

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DDC classification:

23 323.0954 Oe8D

Contents:

Human rights, politics, and development -- Development and human rights in India -- The United Nations Development Programme -- The United Nations Children's Fund -- Other UN agencies involved in rights-based approaches -- Strategies and outcomes of rights-based approaches -- Conclusion: new ways of pursuing human rights promotion.

Summary: In this book, Joel E. Oestreich presents the first full-length study of how international agencies evaluate the rights situation in a single country, and the first study to look at both the good and the bad in a rights-based approach. Development and Humans Rights ultimately considers how rights-based approaches fit in the traditional discourse on human rights, and the ability of these agencies to initiate meaningful change on state behavior in the rights arena." -- Inside cover

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Books	Library and Documentation Division PGRRL	323.0954 Oe8D (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		111978

Human rights, politics, and development --
Development and human rights in India --
The United Nations Development Programme --
The United Nations Children's Fund --
Other UN agencies involved in rights-based approaches --
Strategies and outcomes of rights-based approaches --
Conclusion: new ways of pursuing human rights promotion.

In this book, Joel E. Oestreich presents the first full-length study of how international agencies evaluate the rights situation in a single country, and the first study to look at both the good and the bad in a rights-based approach. Development and Humans Rights ultimately considers how rights-based approaches fit in the traditional discourse on human rights, and the ability of these agencies to initiate meaningful change on state behavior in the rights arena." -- Inside cover

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