Comparative Human Rights Law

An essential overview of the comparative study of human rights law. This book will introduce students, academics, and legal practitioners to the aims and methods of approaching human rights from a comparative perspective.

Part I 1: Foreign Fads or Fashions: The Role of Comparativism in Human Rights Law 2: What is a Human Right? Dealing with Disagreement 3: Challenging the Divide: Socio-economic Rights as Human Rights 4: Allies or Subversives: Adjudication and Democracy 5: Interpreting Human Rights Law Part II 6: Capital Punishment 7: Abortion 8: The Right to Health 9: The Right to Housing 10: Freedom of Speech 11: The Right to Education 12: Freedom of Religion 13: Conclusion