Human Rights in a Changing World

The EditorsMehmet Okyayuz, political scientist, Department of Political Science and Public Administration, Middle East Technical University, Ankara, Turkey.Peter Herrmann, social philosopher, having worked globally in research and teaching positions in particular on social policy and economics, currently: Research Fellow, Human Rights Centre, Central South University Changsha, PRCMao Junxiang, academic director of the Human Rights Centre, Central South University Changsha, PRCLetlhokwa George Mpedi, legal scholar and social protection expert, University of Johannesburg, South Africa.

Humen Rights - An Attempt of their Social Re-Interpretation in the Light of Surveillance and Public Responsibility.- II.Focussing on the history and ideology of Human Rights.- III.Hollowing out the principle of nationhood - consequences for Human Rights.-The need for new institutions - the need for a new institutionalism.- Policy Areas.- The Relation between Political Discourse, Practice and Ideology of Human Rights.