Part I. The rights resurgence. Social movements, law and liberal imaginations ; What's wrong with rights? ; Rights in the 'epoch of imperialism'
Part II. Re-scripting rights. International election monitoring: from 'will of the people' to the 'right to free and fair elections' ; The rights of victims: from authorisation to accountability ; Intangible property rights: the IMF as underwriters ; Rights in international neoliberal risk-governance regime
Part III. Concluding reflections. Rights and social movements in the 'epoch of imperialism.'