Making Human Rights a Reality

Author: Emilie M. Hafner-Burton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 1400846285
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 295

Book Description
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.

Evidence for Hope

Author: Kathryn Sikkink
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691192715
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 328

Book Description
A history of the successes of the human rights movement and a case for why human rights work Evidence for Hope makes the case that yes, human rights work. Critics may counter that the movement is in serious jeopardy or even a questionable byproduct of Western imperialism. Guantánamo is still open and governments are cracking down on NGOs everywhere. But human rights expert Kathryn Sikkink draws on decades of research and fieldwork to provide a rigorous rebuttal to doubts about human rights laws and institutions. Past and current trends indicate that in the long term, human rights movements have been vastly effective. Exploring the strategies that have led to real humanitarian gains since the middle of the twentieth century, Evidence for Hope looks at how essential advances can be sustained for decades to come.

Making Human Rights a Reality

Author: Emilie Hafner-Burton
Publisher: Princeton University Press
ISBN: 0691155364
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 294

Book Description
Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-265) and index.

Universal Human Rights in Theory and Practice

Author: Jack Donnelly
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 9780801487767
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
(unseen), $12.95. Donnelly explicates and defends an account of human rights as universal rights. Considering the competing claims of the universality, particularity, and relativity of human rights, he argues that the historical contingency and particularity of human rights is completely compatible with a conception of human rights as universal moral rights, and thus does not require the acceptance of claims of cultural relativism. The book moves between theoretical argument and historical practice. Rigorous and tightly-reasoned, material and perspectives from many disciplines are incorporated. Paper edition Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Human Rights-Compliant Counterterrorism

Author: Jayson S. Lamchek
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108492339
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 309

Book Description
A critical take on the convergence of human rights discourse with the counterterrorism agenda revealing its effects on developing countries.

Mobilizing for Human Rights

Author: Beth A. Simmons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 0521885108
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 473

Book Description
Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analysis and case studies that the ratification of treaties generally leads to better human rights practices. She argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.

Making Rights a Reality

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780862103811
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 76

Book Description

Making Rights a Reality?

Author: Lisa Vanhala
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 113949712X
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 313

Book Description
Making Rights a Reality? explores the way in which disability activists in the United Kingdom and Canada have transformed their aspirations into legal claims in their quest for equality. It unpacks shifting conceptualizations of the political identity of disability and the role of a rights discourse in these dynamics. In doing so, it delves into the diffusion of disability rights among grassroots organizations and the traditional disability charities. The book draws on a wealth of primary sources including court records and campaign documents and encompassing interviews with more than sixty activists and legal experts. While showing that the disability rights movement has had a significant impact on equality jurisprudence in two countries, the book also demonstrates that the act of mobilizing rights can have consequences, both intended and unintended, for social movements themselves.

Human Rights

Author: Fareed Kazmi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Human rights
Languages : en
Pages : 192

Book Description

Improving Human Rights

Author: Howard Burton
Publisher: Open Agenda Publishing
ISBN: 1771700580
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 55

Book Description
This book is based on an in-depth, filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Emilie Hafner-Burton, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of International Justice and Human Rights at UC San Diego and co-director of the Laboratory on International Law and Regulation at the School. This extensive conversation covers topics such international law, when and why international laws work and don’t work, the international human rights system and concrete measures that could be taken to improve it, the International Criminal Court, and the role of states in the protection of human rights. This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Making a Difference, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter: I. Forging a Path - An unconventional route to the UN II. Shifting Perspectives - Considering the data III. Who Decides? - The perils of implementation IV. Going Public - Towards an open exchange V. Fundamental Questions - Incentives and justifications VI. The International Criminal Court - Past present and future VII. Norm Saturation - Beyond rules and procedures VIII. Reform - Marginal and non-marginal changes IX. Getting Concrete - Towards meaningful progress X. Stewardship - How states can have a positive impact XI. Reactions and Responses - Examining opposing views XII. Public Engagement - Media bias and joint opportunities About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series: This book is part of an expanding series of 100+ Ideas Roadshow conversations, each one presenting a wealth of candid insights from a leading expert in a relaxed and informal setting to give non-specialists a uniquely accessible window into frontline research and scholarship that wouldn't otherwise be encountered through standard lectures and textbooks. For other books in this series visit our website (https://ideas-on-film.com/ideasroadshow/).