01361nas a2200157   4500000000100000008004100001260002200042653005000064653003600114100001600150245007700166300001200243490000700255520091600262022002501178       2018                            d  bSAGE Publications10aPolitical Science and International Relations10aSociology and Political Science1 aRegilme SSF00aThe global politics of human rights: From human rights to human dignity?  a279-2900 v403 a
This review essay highlights the limitations and possibilities of a global human rights order based on analysis of five recently published books about human rights. The main argument states that reform of the global human rights order requires not only a shift to a more emancipatory notion of human dignity but also an emphasis on global justice and material compensation within and between the Global North and Global South. Human dignity, in this essay, embraces all types of human rights claims, ranging from political rights to socio-economic rights, among many others. The essay proposes a three-pronged reform of international human rights: (1) a shift from Western human rights to the more inclusive and pluralist notion of human dignity; (2) the promotion of global justice by rewriting the rules of global economic governance; and (3) mandatory political education on human rights and human dignity.  a0192-5121, 1460-373X