by Francis Mading Deng (Author), Abd Allah Ahmad Na 'im (Author)
Challenges the conventional view that the concept of human rights is peculiar to the West and, therefore, inherently alien to the non-Western traditions of third world countries. This book demonstrates that there is a contextual legitimacy for the concept of human rights.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 399
Publisher: Brookings Institution
Published: Jun 1990
ISBN 10: 0815717954
ISBN 13: 9780815717959