Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: Empirical Theories and Studies of Political Repression -- Chapter 3: The Standard Model of Human Rights -- Chapter 4: Political Repression and the Role of the Judiciary -- Chapter 5: Constitutional Provisions for Human Rights as Protection Against Political Repression -- Chapter 6: Constitutional Protections and Repression When Regimes Are Threatened -- Chapter 7: Protecting Human Rights: Conclusions, Implications, and Where We Go from Here -- Notes -- References -- Index -- Acknowledgments.