Download or read book Contesting Human Rights written by Alison Brysk and published by Edward Elgar Publishing. This book was released on 2019 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illustrated with case studies from across the globe, Contesting Human Rights provides an innovative approach to human rights, and examines the barriers and changing pathways to the full realisation of these rights. Presenting a thorough proposal for the reframing of human rights, the volume suggests that new opportunities at, and below, the state level, and creative pathways of global governance can help reconstruct human rights in the face of modern challenges.