Presents a survey of the scope and significance of international human rights law. Arranged thematically in alphabetical format, this book side-steps the traditional categories of human rights law, to investigate rights in the specific contexts in which they are invoked, debated, and considered.

Arms ; Children ; Culture ; Death Penalty ; Democracy ; Detention ; Development ; Disability ; Disappearance ; Education ; Fair Trial ; Food ; Globalisation ; Health ; Housing ; International Crimes ; Media ; Privacy ; Protest ; Racism ; Religion ; Sexuality ; Terrorism ; Torture ; Universality ; Victims ; Women ; Work

`...a rich and informed survey of debates, problems and illustrations of how human rights penetrate all spheres of life...an up-to-date survey of human rights 'issues', a balanced, yet straight-forward and critical account of human rights norms, institutions and debates, a brilliant tool for teaching...and above all a well argued proof of the power of human rights in our contemporary world...In weaving together different aspects and demonstrating how human rights are important in all of them the authors...succeed in opening up new avenues to connect human rights with processes and developments that have long evaded scrutiny from the point of view of human rights scholarship. Marks and Clapham have written the book in an accessible style...yet the authority in the presentation and command of the subject is evident... thoughtful and reflective...goes beyond a traditional presentation of international human rights law...' Gerd Oberleitner, Modern Law Review, November 2006 `An excellent scholarly and introductory guide for graduate and doctoral students as well as practitioners, the Marks and Clapham work is also accessible to anyone interested in approaching the contemporary world through the lenses of human rights thought and being aware of the underlying scholarly debates that shape the discipline. ' Ignacio de la Rasilla del Moral, Human Rights Quarterly

Arranged thematically in alphabetical format This book focuses on norms and on the ideas, concepts, and processes that inform them, complementing other works concerned with institutions and procedures Written in language accessible to non-specialists Up-to-date treatment which takes in recent debates such as those surrounding terrorism, and globalization and culture

Andrew Clapham is Professor of Public International Law at the Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva. Susan Marks is University Lecturer in the Faculty of Law of the University of Cambridge, and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.

Arranged thematically in alphabetical format This book focusses on norms and on the ideas, concepts, and processes that inform them, complementing other works concerned with institutions and procedures Written in language accessible to non-specialists Up-to-date treatment which takes in recent debates such as those surrounding terrorism, and globalization and culture