Human Rights in International Relations

by Forsythe, David P.

• ISBN13: 9781107015678
• ISBN10: 1107015677
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-04-30
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr

Summary

This third edition of David P. Forsythe's successful textbook provides an authoritative overview of the place of human rights in an age of upheaval in international politics. Human rights standards are examined at the global, regional and national levels, with separate chapters on transnational corporations and advocacy groups. The third edition has been completely updated to include the latest developments on terrorism and counter-terrorism, pro-democracy protests in the Middle East, disputed elections in developing countries, criminal courts and truth commissions, and applications of the laws of war. New sections have been added on subjects such as women's rights and new case studies have been added in each chapter which show how specific rights fare in contemporary political contexts. Containing chapter-by-chapter guides to further reading and discussion questions, this book will be of interest to all students of human rights and their teachers.

Table of Contents

Preface

The Foundations

Introduction: human rights in international relations

Establishing human rights standards

Implementing Human Rights Standards

Global application of human rights norms

Transitional justice: criminal courts and alternatives

Regional application of human rights norms

Human rights and foreign policy in comparative perspective

Non-governmental organizations and human rights

Transnational corporations and human rights

Conclusion

The politics of liberalism in a realist world

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