Erik Kuhonta

McGill University

Bio

Erik Kuhonta is associate professor of political science at McGill University.

Featured Work

SEP 4, 1995 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 2 (Fall 1995): About the Human Rights Initiative: Articles: The Language of Human Rights in East Asia

Human rights are widely advocated for their instrumental worth, but this strategy may change. Political and civil rights may eventually be championed for their own ...

SEP 4, 1995 Article

Human Rights Dialogue (1994–2005): Series 1, Number 2 (Fall 1995): About the Human Rights Initiative: Articles: On Social and Economic Rights

Linking social and economic rights to political rights is essential for human rights to genuinely fulfill the holistic vision of the UDHR, but only western ...