People's Rights

The right to self-determination has been a driving force in international law and politics through much of the post World War II period. In the 1970s it was joined by a number of other human rights attributed to peoples rather than to individuals including rights to development peace a clean environment and humanitarian assistance. These so-called third generation solidarity rights have attracted considerable attention especially from developing country governments activists and scholars. In this volume a group of leading experts examines the current status of the various rights and reflects upon their likely significance in the twenty-first century.