Human Rights in International Relations, 3rd Edition (Themes in International Relations)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (613 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1107629845 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-02-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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'The idea of human rights is so powerful that those who would violate it in the privacy of their torture chambers are compelled to swear fealty to it in global public discourse. I have found the first two editions to be essential teaching texts, very popular with my students, without which I could not cover the entire range of topics necessary in a comprehensive political science course on human rights. The resilience of the norm has contributed to changes in the nature of state sovereignty. David Forsythe draws our attention to the tension between personal rights and the workings of the interstate system in a world in which the human rights norm, including int
The third edition has been completely updated to include the latest developments on terrorism and counter-terrorism, pro-democracy protests in the Middle East, disputed elections in developing countries, criminal courts and truth commissions, and applications of the laws of war. Human rights standards are examined at the global, regional and national levels, with separate chapters on transnational corporations and advocacy groups. Forsythe's successful textbook provides an authoritative overview of the place of human rights in an age of upheaval in international politics. This third edition of David P. New sect
David Forsythe is Professor Emeritus of Political Science at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln. He has been a visiting professor at universities in Geneva and Utrecht and in 2008 he held the Fulbright Distinguished Research Chair of Human Rights and International Studies at the Danish Institute of International Studies, Copenhagen. . He has also been on staff for the United Nations University in Tokyo and has been a consultant to both the UN Office of the High Commissio