Human rights in the 21st century
Subtitle: continuity and change since 9/11
By: edited by Michael Goodhart and Anja Mihr
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 308
ISBN-13: 9780230280991
Subjects: Human rights; Terrorism; International relations; Prevention
Description: "This is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of human rights in the 21st century. The chapters, written from diverse methodological perspectives, provide rich and varied insights on vital questions concerning the resiliency, weaknesses, and prospects of human rights today"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-299) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note:; title: Introduction; title: PART I: PERSPECTIVES; title: International Human Rights since 9/11: More Continuity than Change; J.Donnelly; title: Why Human Rights will Prevail in the War on Terror; M.Winston; title: Feminism(s) in International Human Rights Post 9/11; J.Mertus& T. Sajjad; title: PART II: HUMAN RIGHTS DISCOURSES; title: Reverting to Form: American Exceptionalism and International Human Rights; M.Goodhart; title: Any Fallout from 9/11 for Russia? Continuity and Change in the Russian Federation's Human Rights Policies in the Fight Against Terror; L.Ma;lksoo; title: PART III: CHANGE? TRANSATLANTIC RESPONSES TO 9/11; title: The High Price of American Exceptionalism: Comparing Torture by the United States and Europe after 9/11; J.Mayerfeld; title: Europe's Human Rights Regime after 9/11: Human Rights versus Terrorism; A.Mihr; title: Terror Blacklist on Trial: Smart Sanctions Challenged by Human Rights; P.Schneider; title: Human Rights and Counterterrorism: The Case of the Netherlands; P.Baehr; title: Caught in the Storm: Middle-Powers as Barometers for the West's Changing Attitudes towards Security and Human Rights after 9/11; Y.St. Pierre; title: PART IV: CONTINUITY? GLOBAL TRENDS; title: Transnational NGOs and Human Rights in a post 9/11 World; H.P.Schmitz; title: Disaggregating the Effects of 9/11 on NGOs; L.Barrett; title: Business as New Actors in the Human Rights Regime; B.Hamm; title: Conclusion.