Measuring Human RightsThe measurement of human rights has long been debated within the various academic disciplines that focus on human rights, as well as within the larger international community of practitioners working in the field of human rights. Written by leading experts in the field, this is the most up-to-date and comprehensive book on how to measure human rights. Measuring Human Rights:
This volume offers a significant and timely addition to this important area of work in the field of human rights, and will be of interest to academics and NGOs, INGOs, international governmental organizations, international financial institutions, and national governments themselves. |
Contents
1 Introduction | 1 |
2 The content of human rights | 9 |
3 Measuring human rights | 31 |
4 Eventsbased measures of human rights | 45 |
5 Standardsbased measures | 64 |
6 Surveybased measures | 91 |
7 Socioeconomic and administrative statistics | 107 |
8 Conclusion | 127 |
Further resources | 134 |
Notes | 136 |
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