Download or read book Human Rights and Comparative Politics written by Youcef Bouandel and published by Dartmouth Publishing Company. This book was released on 1997 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights is a central concept in political science, yet it is still poorly understood. This book reviews the literature on human rights and takes into account the different perceptions, asking if human rights can be measured and whether countries can be ranked on the basis of their performance.