International Handbook of Human Rights

The bulk of the scholarly literature on human rights deals with international law and politics. In contrast, this volume offers nineteen case studies of national human rights practices. Although international factors cannot be ignored, most human rights violations are perpetrated by states against their own citizens; the principal causes of the respect for and violation of human rights lie in national social and political structures.Rhoda E. Howard-Hassmann is the author of 'International Handbook of Human Rights', published 1987 under ISBN 9780313247880 and ISBN 0313247889.