The Future of Liberal Democracy; Thomas Jefferson and the Contemporary World

by Edited by R.K. Ramazani and Robert Fatton Jr. Preface by Jim Horn

• ISBN13: 9781403965653
• ISBN10: 140396565X
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2004-10-29
• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan

Summary

A distinguished group of international scholars, public leaders and practitioners explore in this volume contemporary issues that in some measure reflect Thomas Jefferson's ideas and ideals. They discuss successes and failures in implementing such ideas as democracy and human rights in various regions of the world. The volume is the product of an international conference initiated by the International Center for Jefferson Studies at Monticello in collaboration with Jefferson's University of Virginia.

Author Biography

R.K. Ramazani is Edward R. Stettinius Professor Emeritus in the Department of Politics, University of Virginia.

Robert Fatton Jr. is Julia Cooper Professor of Politics, University of Virginia.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors	vii
Preface	ix
Introduction	1	(12)
Robert Fatton Jr.
R.K. Ramazani
PART I HUMAN RIGHTS, THOMAS JEFFERSON, AND THE LOCKEAN MOMENT
Thomas Jefferson, John Adams, and the Declaration des Droits de L'Homme et du Citoyen	13	(18)
Iain McLean
Liberal Imperialism	31	(18)
Alan Ryan
Jefferson, Rights, and the Priority of Freedom of Conscience	49	(16)
Jack N. Rakove
An Appeal to Heaven: The Language of Rights on the Eve of American Independence	65	(20)
T.H. Breen
Jefferson and Jinnah: Humanist Ideals and the Mythology of Nation-Building	85	(16)
Akbar Ahmed
PART II RIGHTS AND THE CRAFTING OF CONSTITUTIONS
Need for a Credible Mechanism to Secure Accountability	101	(14)
Justice J.S. Verma
Rights and Human Rights in the Modern World: The Experience of Working the Bill of Rights in the Indian Constitution	115	(8)
Soli J. Sorabjee
Another ``Springtime of Nations''? Rights in Central and Eastern Europe	123	(30)
A.E. Dick Howard
PART III CASE STUDIES AND THE IMPLEMENTATION OF RIGHTS AND DEMOCRACY
Thomas Jefferson, Rights, and the Contemporary World	153	(4)
Yasushi Akashi
Citizenship and the Struggle for Rights in Fledgling Democracies	157	(12)
Mark Tamthai
Human Rights of Women in Iran	169	(16)
Nesta Ramazani
Iran, Democracy, and the United States	185	(18)
R.K. Ramazani
Citizenship and Democratization in Haiti	203	(22)
Robert Fatton Jr.
Participation, Democracy, and Human Rights: An Approach Based on the Dilemmas Facing Latin America	225	(22)
Jose Thompson
PART IV RIGHTS, DEMOCRACY, AND POWER
Lost Illusions	247	(8)
Stanley Hoffmann
The United States, Human Rights, and Moral Autonomy in the Post--Cold War World	255	(16)
Brantly Womack
Human Rights, Peace, and Power	271	(12)
John Owen
Index	283