Böcker av Richard (University of California Falk

"In this important and path-breaking book, esteemed scholar and public intellectual Richard Falk explores how we can re-imagine the system of global governance to make it more ethical and humane"--

Presents an analysis of what we need to do - at the personal level as well as state actions - to refocus our pursuit of human rights in a post-9/11 world. This book stresses the moral urgency of achieving human rights. It places the priority of such an ethos in the personal decisions we make in our human interactions.

Examines the impact that the Iraq War has had and will have on international law, human rights, and democracy. This book addresses the effects of the American invasion and occupation of Iraq on the current dimensions of world order. It provides a normative inquiry into the larger intentions and consequences of the Iraq War.