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551, February 22, 1984. Page ix Preface International human rights can be studied from many different perspectives. The prevalent approach in the United States has been the legal one. Professors of law have been prominent in the study of human rights, and courses dealing with human rights issues are found primarily in law schools. While many legal scholars are active in the political process and understand it well, many studies overemphasize legal obligations, rules, theories, and structure while undervaluing considerations of power and policy.
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285]CIP UNIVERSITY PRESSES OF FLORIDA is the central agency for scholarly pub- lishing of the State of Florida's university system, producing books selected for pub- lication by the faculty editorial committees of Florida's nine public universities: Florida A&M University (Tallahassee), Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton), Florida International University (Miami), Florida State University (Tallahassee), Uni- versity of Central Florida (Orlando), University of Florida (Gainesville), University of North Florida (Jacksonville), University of South Florida (Tampa), University of West Florida (Pensacola).