Jay Winter
Rene Cassin and Human Rights
- ISBN 13:
- 9781107655706
- author:
- Jay Winter
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 397
- Dimensions:
- 152 mm X 230 mm
- Genre:
- Biography ; Autobiography
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
René Cassin and Human Rights: From the Great War to the Universal Declaration explores the life of a remarkable individual who played a pivotal role in shaping modern human rights. Through his story, this biography reveals how the concept of human rights evolved from a pacifist response to World War I into a cornerstone of international law. The book examines Cassin's work and its impact on the development of human rights regimes, including the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It provides insight into the hopes, aspirations, failures, and achievements of an entire generation, highlighting how today's human rights frameworks emerged from the aftermath of two world wars. By tracing Cassin's life across major events of the 20th century, this biography sheds light on the emergence of human rights as a way to balance state sovereignty with individual freedoms.
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