The Rights of Peoples / Edition 1

by James Crawford, Hans Kruuk

Overview

While the concepts of individual and collective human rights are well-known and have produced important changes in international law, there has emerged a "third generation" of human rights claims calling for the "rights of peoples." These include economic rights such as the right to development and the right to permanent sovereignty over natural resources, as well as more ambitious rights like the rights to peace and a healthy environment. This collection of essays is the first full-length study of this controversial topic, discussing from a variety of viewpoints the claims made for a third generation of peoples' rights. Is this a desirable development in human rights, or an attempt to undermine the authority of governments? The volume includes details of relevant texts and a complete bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780198258049
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	08/20/1992
Series:	Clarendon Paperbacks
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	246
Product dimensions:	9.04(w) x 6.16(h) x 0.69(d)

About the Author

Jesus College, Cambridge

Institute of Terrestrial Ecology, Banchory, Kincardineshire

Table of Contents

	Editor's Preface	vii
	Notes on the Contributors	ix
1.	The Rights of Peoples in Modern International Law	1
2.	The Rights of Peoples (In Particular Indigenous Peoples)	17
3.	The Right to Development: A Right of Peoples?	39
4.	The Rights of Peoples: 'Peoples' or 'Governments'?	55
5.	Rights of Peoples: A Logician's Point of View	69
6.	Cultural Rights as Peoples' Rights in International Law	93
7.	'Peoples' and 'Populations': Indigenous Peoples and the Rights of Peoples	107
8.	Human Rights: Peoples' Rights	127
9.	The Rights of Peoples and Individual Rights: Conflict or Harmony?	141
10.	Some Conclusions	159
	Selected Treaties, Resolutions, and other Documents on the Rights of Peoples	178
	Select Bibliography	213
	Index	233

Editorial Reviews

"With the breadth of the debate established in the first two essays, the reader is then treated to some quite brilliant scholarship from the antipodes....[This book] will be of particular interest to those concerned with the rights of indigenous peoples. Once again, Crawford has made a worthy contribution to the debate on a contentious issue in international law."—American Journal of International Law

"The Rights of Peoples is an excellent overview of the concept [of human rights] and its evolution. The essays demonstrate, from their differing perspectives, the need for recognition of a class of rights situated between the rights of states against each other and the rights of individuals against their states....None of the essayists indulge in line-drawing, much to their credit....Though a collection of essays, this volume reads a continuous whole....The appendices, including the bibliography, will be immensely helpful for anyone doing research on the subject."—Texas International Law Journal

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