Socializing states
Subtitle: promoting human rights through international law
By: Ryan Goodman and Derek Jinks
Contributors: Jinks, Derek, author
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 240
ISBN-13: 9780199300990; 9780199301003
Subjects: Human rights; Social aspects; Political aspects; International law and human rights; The State
Description: This title argues for a greater specification and a more comprehensive inventory of how international law influences relevant actors to improve human rights conditions. The book's aim is to improve the understanding of how norms operate in international society with a view to improving the capacity of global and domestic institutions to harness the processes through which human rights cultures are built.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-219) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : rethinking state socialization and international human rights law; title: Three mechanisms of social influence; title: Acculturation of states : the theoretical model; title: Acculturation of states : the empirical record; title: Conditional membership : socialization and the community delimitation; title: Precision of legal obligations : socialization and rule-making; title: Monitoring and enforcement : socialization and rule-breakers; title: State acculturation and the problem of compliance; title: Toward an integrated model of state socialization; title: Conclusion: taking stock and future research.