Non-state actors in the human rights universe
By: edited by George Andreopoulos, Zehra Arat, and Peter Juviler.
Contributors: Andreopoulos, George J.; Arat, Zehra F.; Juviler, Peter H.
Publisher: Kumarian Press, Inc.
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Bloomfield, CT
Language: eng
Subjects: Human rights.; Globalization.
Description: "This book provides a new approach to the study of human rights and the issues of globalization and state sovereignty"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Looking beyond the state but not ignoring it / Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat; value: Human rights and non-state actors : theoretical puzzles / Michael Goodhart; value: Quantifying violations : accounting for the act of non-state actors / Herbert Spirer and Louise Spirer; value: The role of corporate actors : realizing rights in the workplace : corporate codes of conduct and empowerment from below / Reiner Braun and Judie Gearhart; value: Multinational corporations as non-state actors in the human rights arena / James L. Gunderson; value: Royal Dutch Shell : how deep the changes / Paul Martin; value: Non-state actors in conflict situations; value: Global civil society actors and September 11th / Richard Falk; value: On the accountability of non-state armed groups / George J. Andreopoulos; value: Bio-ethics, medicine and human rights; value: The genetic revolution and human rights: brave new world revisited? peter juviler; value: Affordable and accessible drugs for developing countries : recent developments / Ruth Macklin; value: Prior agreements in international clinical trials : ensuring the benefits of research to developing countries / Alice Page; value: Cultural forces, practices, and institutional challenges; value: The impact of the news media on human rights / Anne Nelson; value: No empty vessel : media roles in human rights / Thomas R. Lansner; value: The challenge of slavery and the emergence of non-governmental organizations / Kevin Bales; value: Violating dignity : the struggles of battered black women on welfare / Dana-Ain Davis; value: Non-state actors and religious freedom in Europe / Willie Fautre; value: Conclusion : rethinking the human rights universe / George J. Andreopoulos, Zehra F. Kabasakal Arat, Peter Juviler; value: Notes on contributors; value: Index; value: List of figures and tables; value: Figure 1.1. Parties held responsible for violating or promoting human rights; value: Figure 1.2. Global actors as violators and protectors and their interactions; value: Table 1.1. Matrix of interactions among global actors : pressuring/encouraging the others to promote or  violate human rights; value: Table 3.1. Claims in the example with information needed to five substance and credibility.