Title: Human rights in international relations /
Authors: Forsythe, David P., 1941-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 2006
Subjects: Human rights.; International relations
Abstract: Providing an overview of international human rights in an age of terrorism, this book emphasises the resilience of human rights norms, the importance of 'soft law', the key role of non-governmental organisation, and the changing nature of state sovereignty. It will be of interest to students of human rights and their teachers.
Contents: Part I. The foundations -- 1. Introduction: human rights in international relations -- 2. Establishing human rights standards -- Part II. Implementing human rights standards -- 3. Global application of human rights norms -- 4. Transitional justice: criminal courts and alternatives -- 5. Regional application of human rights norms -- 6. Human rights and foreign policy in comparative perspective -- 7. Non-governmental organizations and human rights -- 8. Transnational corporations and human rights -- Part III. Conclusion -- 9. The politics of liberalism in a realist world.