The SAGE Handbook of Human Rights

Anja Mihr (Ph.D.) is DAAD Associate Professor at the OSCE Academy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, for Human Rights, Governance, Public Policy and Transitional Justice. She is the Founder and Program Director of the HUMBOLDT-VIADRINA Center on Governance through Human Rights in Berlin in Germany. She has held professorships at the Willy-Brandt School of Public Policy, Erfurt University, Germany and at the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM), University of Utrecht, Netherlands. Mihr has been Head of the Rule of Law department at The Hague Institute for Global Justice and carried out a number of Visiting Professorships for Human Rights and Public Policy such as at Peking University Law School in China, as well as at SIPA, Columbia University in New York. Anja Mihr was the European Program Director for the European MA Degree in Human Rights and Democratization (E.MA) at the Global Campus for Human Rights, Italy. She received her Ph.D. in Political Sciences from the Free University in Berlin, Germany, in 2001. She has published several books and articles on international human rights regimes and law, human rights education, transitional justice, and Civil Society Organizations and has been editor of the two-volume International Handbook of Human rights and the European Yearbook of Human Rights, the German Journal for Human Rights, the OSCE Academy annual book series in Transformation and Development in the OSCE region.

Part I: Theoretical Issues and Methodology Chapter 1: Human Rights Research and Theory Chapter 2: Pleading for a New History of Human Rights Chapter 3: Universalism and Relativism Chapter 4: Governance and Human Rights Chapter 5: Mainstreaming Human Rights: Assessing the Impact of Sixty Years of International Human Rights Law Chapter 6: The Interaction between International Humanitarian Law and International Human Rights Law Chapter 7: International Relations Theories and Human Rights Chapter 8: The Two Covenants and the Evolution of Human Rights Chapter 9: Physical Integrity and Human Rights Chapter 10: Human Rights Measurement Chapter 11: Social Science, Methods and Human Rights Part II: Norms and Standards Chapter 12: Asymmetric Non-International Violent Conflicts: Challenges to the Protection of Human Rights Chapter 13: National Security, Counter-terrorism and Human Rights: Anticipating the real threat of terrorism Chapter 14: Climate Change and Human Rights Chapter 15: Migration, Refugees, Asylum and Uprooted Peoples' Rights Chapter 16: The Human Rights of Persons with Disabilities Chapter 17: The Human Rights of Gays, Lesbians, Bisexual and Transgender People Chapter 18: Human Rights, Women and Gender Chapter 19: Inclusion versus Exclusion Chapter 20: Human Rights Defenders and Activism Chapter 21: Non-state actors (NSAs) in human rights promotion Chapter 22: Business, Trade and Human Rights Chapter 23: Communication and New Technology Part III: Human Rights in Popular Culture Chapter 24: Making Human Rights Visible through Photography and Film Chapter 25: Human Rights and Art Chapter 26: Human Rights in Literature Chapter 27: States, Superheroes and Storytellers: Human Rights Through Comics and Graphic Novels Chapter 28: Music and Human Rights Chapter 29: Human Rights and Celebrities Chapter 30: Human Rights in International Sports Part IV: Human Rights Mechanisms Chapter 31: The United Nations Human Rights System: The Genesis and Role of the Human Rights Council and the High Commissioner for Human Rights Chapter 32: The African Regional Human Rights System Chapter 33: The Inter-American System of Human Rights Chapter 34: The League of Arab States and Human Rights Chapter 35: Human Rights Systems in the Asia-Pacific Chapter 36: European Human Rights System Chapter 37: The European Convention on Human Rights and the Protection of Socio-Economic Demands Chapter 38: National Human Rights Institutions Chapter 39: Human Rights Cities Part V: Global Justice and Accountability Chapter 40: The Extension and Legalization of Human Rights Chapter 41: Domestic Courts and International Human Rights Chapter 42: Human Rights in Accountability Processes: A Look at Ad Hoc Hybrid Criminal Courts Chapter 43: International Jurisdiction Chapter 44: From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect: Old Wine in a New Bottle or the Progressive Development of International Law? Part VI: Peace, Reconciliation and Sustainability Chapter 45: Awareness, Learning and Education in Human Rights Chapter 46: "Fact-Based Storytelling" or Fact-Based Activism?: Tensions, Strategies and Next Steps of Human Rights and Journalism Chapter 47: Prevention and Human Rights Chapter 48: Peacebuilding and Human Rights Chapter 49: Transitional Justice and Human Rights Chapter 50: Human Rights, Memory and Reconciliation: Korea-Japan Relations Part VII: People, Power and Property Chapter 51: People's Power and Participation Chapter 52: Human Right to Development Chapter 53: Intellectual Property Rights Part VIII: Future Directions Chapter 54: Social Change and Human Rights Chapter 55: Universal Human Rights and States' International Responsibility Chapter 56: The Environment and Human Rights Chapter 57: Reconceptualizing Human Rights Duty-Bearers

This Handbook covers almost every aspect of the present state of human rights studies. Its contributions, drawn from virtually all parts of the world, are of a very high standard. It will be extremely useful for human rights teaching and research. -- Professor Guimei Bai "The volumes do well to cover mainstream topics, including major international treaties and institutions and the protection of categories of rights, such as women, LGBTs, and persons with disabilities, among others. The set is also interdisciplinary; the unique chapters on business and economics, climate change, art and music, and even the intersection of human rights with celebrities and sports make it stand out. ...This would be a nice addition to reference collections at institutions where human-righrs courses are regularly taught. In addition, educators in political science or law at the undergraduate level would likely find this set a useful resource for preparing classes, with some chapters being assigned as required reading. ...Summing Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduate, graduate, and research collections." -- A.G. Reiter * CHOICE *