Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly.

ThisVery Short Introduction, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, Andrew Clapham also considers new challenges to human rights in the context of privacy, equality and the right to health. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed in law, Clapham explains what our human rights actually are, what they might be, and where the human rights movement is heading.

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今天，一个问题通常不久就会被表述为一个人权问题。事实上，人权法继续在国际上获得越来越多的关注，而且必须迅速行动，以跟上变化如此之快的社会世界。

这本《非常简短的介绍》的第二版将人权问题带入了最新阶段，考虑到目前围绕这一运动的争议。在讨论反恐背景下的酷刑和任意拘留时，安德鲁-克拉珀姆还考虑了在隐私、平等和健康权方面对人权的新挑战。从权利的哲学理由、人权的历史渊源以及它们如何在法律中形成来看，克拉珀姆解释了我们的人权实际上是什么，它们可能是什么，以及人权运动的方向。

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