This accessible text defends human rights as truly universal for all persons globally, while respecting the importance of plurality and cultural diversity. It i

This theoretically innovative anthology investigates the problematic linkages between conserving cultural heritage, maintaining cultural diversity, defining and

What is the role of ethno-cultural groups in human rights discourse? Under international human rights law, standards are unclear and ambivalent, while tradition

International human rights law was originally focused on universal individual rights. This book examines the developments which have seen it change to a multi-c

Published in association with UNESCO, this volume examines the political governance of cultural diversity. Interdisciplinary to comparative social sciences, it