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Forced to be good: why trade agreements boost human rights
In: Cornell paperbacks
Making human rights a reality
In the last six decades, one of the most striking developments in international law is the emergence of a massive body of legal norms and procedures aimed at protecting human rights. In many countries, though, there is little relationship between international law and the actual protection of human rights on the ground. Making Human Rights a Reality takes a fresh look at why it's been so hard for international law to have much impact in parts of the world where human rights are most at risk. Emilie Hafner-Burton argues that more progress is possible if human rights promoters work strategically with the group of states that have dedicated resources to human rights protection. These human rights "stewards" can focus their resources on places where the tangible benefits to human rights are greatest. Success will require setting priorities as well as engaging local stakeholders such as nongovernmental organizations and national human rights institutions. To date, promoters of international human rights law have relied too heavily on setting universal goals and procedures and not enough on assessing what actually works and setting priorities. Hafner-Burton illustrates how, with a different strategy, human rights stewards can make international law more effective and also safeguard human rights for more of the world population.
A Discussion of Kathryn Sikkink's Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 17, Heft 3, S. 814-815
ISSN: 1541-0986
Since their emergence in the late eighteenth century, doctrines of universal individual rights have been variously criticized as philosophically confused, politically inefficacious, ideologically particular, and Eurocentric. Nevertheless, today the discourse of universal human rights is more internationally widespread and influential than ever. In Evidence for Hope, leading international relations scholar Kathryn Sikkink argues that this is because human rights laws and institutions work. Sikkink rejects the notion that human rights are a Western imposition and points to a wide range of evidence that she claims demonstrates the effectiveness of human rights in bringing about a world that is appreciably improved in many ways from what it was previously. We have invited a broad range of scholars to assess Sikkink's challenging claims.
A social science of human rights
In: Journal of peace research, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 273-286
ISSN: 0022-3433
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Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human Rights Pressure
In: Perspectives on politics, Band 5, Heft 4
ISSN: 1541-0986
Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human Rights Pressure
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 857-858
ISSN: 1537-5927
BOOK REVIEWS: INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS: Sonia Cardenas, 'Conflict and Compliance: State Responses to International Human Rights Pressure'
In: Perspectives on politics: a political science public sphere, Band 5, Heft 4, S. 857
ISSN: 1537-5927
Special issue: International organizations count
In: The journal of conflict resolution 52.2008,2
Human Choice in International Law. By Anna Spain Bradley. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, 2021. Pp. x, 160. Index
In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Band 116, Heft 2, S. 459-463
ISSN: 2161-7953
The Chessboard and the Web: Strategies of Connection in a Networked World
In: Political science quarterly: a nonpartisan journal devoted to the study and analysis of government, politics and international affairs ; PSQ, Band 133, Heft 1, S. 151-152
ISSN: 1538-165X
A social science of human rights
In: Journal of peace research, Band 51, Heft 2, S. 273-286
ISSN: 1460-3578
Why do governments abuse human rights, and what can be done to deter and reverse abusive practices? This article examines the emerging social science on these two questions. Over the last few decades, scholars have made considerable progress in answering the first one. Abuse stems, centrally, from conflict and institutions. Answers to the second question are more elusive because data are scarce and the relationships between cause and effect are hard to pin down. Lively debates concern the effectiveness of tools such as military intervention, economic policy, international law, and information strategies for protecting human rights. The evidence suggests that despite the explosion of international legal instruments, this strategy has had impact only in special circumstances. Powerful states play central roles in protecting human rights through sanctions, impartial military intervention, and other tools – often applied unilaterally, which suggests that there is an ongoing tension between the legitimacy of broad multilateral legal institutions and narrower strategies that actually work. The best approaches to managing human rights depend on the political organization of the abuser. Where strong centralized organizations are the problem, the best strategies alter the incentives of leaders at the top; where abuse arises from disarray, such as during civil war or fragile democratic transition, the key tasks include reducing agency slack and making organizations stronger and more accountable.
A Social Science of Human Rights
In: Journal of Peace Research, 2014, Vol. 51(2) 273-286
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International Regimes for Human Rights
In: Annual review of political science, Band 15, S. 265-286
ISSN: 1545-1577
This article provides a roadmap for understanding the points of agreement and contention that characterize contemporary empirical scholarship on international human rights legal regimes. It explores what the statistical research teaches us about why states participate in these regimes; knowledge of how these regimes operate; and their relationship to actual human rights behavior. It also describes the central shortcomings of this research tradition and suggests a few areas especially promising for future research. Adapted from the source document.
International Regimes for Human Rights
In: Annual Review of Political Science, Band 15, S. 265-286
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