Human rights in international politics : an introduction.
- London ; Lynne Rienner Publisher : 2015.
- x, 427 p. : 23 cm.
Contents 1. Introduction Part1 What Are Human Rights? 2. Human Rights: Concepts and Theories what Are Human Rights ? protecting and Promoting Rights One Declaration, Two Covenants Categories of Human Rights IR Theory and the Study to Human Rights Controversies Raised by Human Rights Conclusion 3. Human Rights in Context Human Rights and Religious Traditions Human Rights and Western Imperialism Asia Values and International Human Rights Is Islam Compatible with International Human Rights Human Rights and the Arab Spring Revolutions Moral Relativity and Moral Universality Conclusion Part2 Actors and Implementation 5. Human Rights and the Stats Sovereignty and the State The Westphalian State Theories of the State Human Rights and State Sovereignty Conclusion 6. Implementation and Enforcement National Laws and National Courts Human Rights and Foreign Policies Truth Commissions Regional Mechanisms International Mechanisms Is There an International Human Rights Regime? Conclusion 7. The Role of Nonstate Actors NGOs and the Promotion of Human Rights National Human Rights Groups and Centers Individuals and the Development of Human Rights Social Mechanisms and the Development of Human Rights Transnational Advocacy Networks and the World Social Forum Promoting Corporate Responsibility Conclusion Part3 Contemporary Issues 8. Genocide What Is Genocide? The Failure of Intervention to Prevent or Stop Genocide The Armenian Genocide in 1915 The Holocaust Politicide in Cambodia Ethnic Cleansing in the Former Yugoslavia Genocide in Rwanda Unofficial Genocide in Darfur Systematic Violence Against the World's Indigenous Peoples Conclusion 9. The Laws of War Just War Theory The Rules of Warfare Terrorism and the Laws of War Changing International Norms on State Use of Force Humanitarian Intervention International Tribunals Conclusion 10. Civil Liberties and Political Rights State Repression and Human Rights Civil Liberties and Political Rights Freedom of Movement The Rule of Law and Due Process Political Prisoners and the Problem of Torture National Security and Exceptionalism Conclusion 11. Civil Rights and Identity Politics Why Discriminate? Identity and the Economy Self-Determination Communal Groups Imperialism, Slavery and Postcolonial Perspectives Nondiscrimination and International Human Rights Emerging Rights Issues Conclusion 12. Women's Rights What Is Patriarchy? Women and the Economy Women's Legal and Political Equality Bride Burning Dowry Burning and Honor Killing Female Infanticide Female Genital Mutilation Rape Human Trafficking Domestic Violence Protecting and Promoting Women's Human Rights Conclusion 13. Economic Social and Cultural Rights The Basic Rights and Beyond An Adequate Food Supply Access to Clean Water and Sanitation The Right to Refuge The Right to Migrate Health Care A Clean Environment The UN Millennium Development Goals The Question and Obligation of Social and Cultural Rights Self-Determination Language Cultural Integrity Conclusion Part4. Where Do We Go from Here? 14. The Future of International Human Rights Reforming the State Democratizing World Order Is an Enforceable International Human Rights Regime Possible? The Future of International Human Rights 15. What Can I Do?
This comprehensive introduction to the study of human rights in international politics blends concrete developments with theoretical inquiry, illuminating both in the process. Franke Wilmer presents the nuts and bolts of human rights concepts, actors, and implementation before grappling with issues ranging from war and genocide to social and economic needs to racial and religious discrimination. Two themes―the tension between values and interests, and the role of the state as both a protector of human rights and a perpetrator of human rights violations―are reflected throughout the text. The result is a clear, accessible exposition of the evolution of international human rights, as well as the challenges that those rights pose, in the context of the state system.