Part 1: Introduction and overview : Introduction: anger, hope, and the belief you can make a difference
Response to the critics: how to evaluate the legitimacy and effectiveness of human rights. Part 2: The legitimacy of human rights: diverse struggles : The diverse political origins of human rights
The struggles for human rights during the Cold War. Part 3: The effectiveness of human rights laws, institutions, and movements : Why is it so hard to measure the effectiveness of human rights law and activism?
What does and doesn't work to promote human rights?. Part 4: Making human rights work in the twenty-first century : Conclusions: evidence for hope without complacency. Acknowledgments
Suggestions for further reading
