Human Rights and Social Justice

Explores the evolution of the discourse on human rights, with special attention to the post-mid-20th century era and the development of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UNDHR) and subsequent human rights instruments. Examines the international institutional structure supporting human rights, and the relationship between human rights and social, environmental and economic justice. Grapples with human rights debates (e.g., humanitarian war, human rights as rhetoric, legal versus social elements of human rights instruments and cultural relativism). Explores approaches to, and challenges of, monitoring and enforcing human rights.