Human Rights in International Relations

Name: Human Rights in International Relations
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ISBN: 9780521684279

ISBN-10: 0521684277

ISBN-13: 9780521684279

Edition: 2nd 2006

Authors: David P. Forsythe

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This new edition of David Forsythe's successful textbook provides an authoritative overview of the place of human rights in international politics in an age of terrorism. The book focuses on four central themes: the resilience of human rights norms, the importance of 'soft' law, the key role of non-governmental organizations, and the changing nature of state sovereignty. Human rights standards are examined according to global, regional, and national levels of analysis with a separate chapter dedicated to transnational corporations. This second edition has been updated to reflect recent events, notably the creation of the ICC and events in Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, and new sections have been…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 5/4/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 298
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English




The Foundations



Introduction: human rights in international relations



Establishing human rights standards



Implementing Human Rights Standards



Global application of human rights norms



International criminal courts



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