International Human Rights
Jack Donnelly author Daniel J Edquist-Whelan author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Publishing:3rd Apr '26
£39.99
This title is due to be published on 3rd April, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Fully updated, the seventh edition of International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels.
Key features include:
- concise yet clearly organised and comprehensive coverage of the topics.
- substantially revised throughout, including a new chapter on rights-conscious business investment.
- new sections on the U.N. Human Rights Council, including substantive data trends on the distribution and topics of Council resolutions and the changing politics driven especially by the agendas of countries such as China and Russia; the implications of the war in Gaza; and “non-traditional approaches” to human rights.
- in-text features such as discussion questions, fully updated suggested readings, case studies, and "problems" to promote classroom discussion and in-depth examination of topics.
- updated and new case studies on key topics such as the draft Covenant on the Right to Development.
International Human Rights is essential reading for courses and modules in human rights, politics and international relations, law, criminal justice, sociology, social work, public administration, and international development.
“Donnelly and Edquist-Whelan’s human rights text combines rich historical detail and deep conceptual engagement with contemporary case studies and practical examples of human rights success and reversal. It is attentive to the contentious politics of human rights and the ways that people and movements struggle for human rights change as well as the domestic and international human rights machinery that has been created to manage their implementation. The result is a comprehensive yet accessible text for students and faculty alike – one that will generate critical engagement and debate over the meaning and practice of human rights in and outside of the classroom.”
Carrie Booth Walling, University of Minnesota Human Rights Program, USA
“I adopted the previous edition twice after reviewing many alternatives, using it as the primary text for a large, interdisciplinary course introducing first and second-year undergraduates to human rights. It is the most comprehensive, thought-provoking, and accessible book available.”
David Cingranelli, Binghamton University, USA
"From its inception, International Human Rights has been the gold standard of human rights textbooks. The 7th edition not only provides an update of human rights practices, but it will also actively engage students in the material – and the world around them."
Mark Gibney, University of North Carolina Asheville, USA
“This book is unique in how it addresses the interdisciplinary field of human rights from an international perspective: situating theories and contemporary practices in their political and historical context. It is elegantly written and clearly organised, with plenty of discussion questions, reading suggestions, and examples of human rights ‘problems’ that bring the material to life. I’m impressed with the painstaking work that has gone into updating this edition, keeping it fresh and relevant for our changing world order. A great textbook!”
David J Karp, University of Sussex, UK
“Jack Donnelly and Daniel Edquist-Whelan have done it again, updating their leading survey for a new present in which human rights are more important than ever.”
Samuel Moyn, Yale University, USA
ISBN: 9781032447087
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 453g
326 pages
7th edition