Power of Human Rights
Journal Data
| Type | SOURCE_BOOK |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (US) |
| ISBN-13 | 9780511598777 |
| Open Library | OL25659981W |
| Total publications | 3 |
| Coverage period | 1999 - 2009 |
| Language | EN |
This book celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by showing how global human rights norms have influenced national government practices in eleven different countries around the world. Had the principles articulated in the Declaration had any effect on the behavior of states towards their citizens? What are the conditions under which international human rights norms are internalized in domestic practices? And what can we learn from this case about why, how, and under what conditions international norms in general influence the actions of states? This book draws on the work of social constructivists to examine these important issues. The contributors examine eleven countries representing five different world regions - Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe - drawing practical lessons for activists and policy makers concerned with preserving and extending the human rights gains made during the past fifty years
Power of Human Rights
This book celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by showing how global human rights norms have influenced national government practices in eleven different countries around the world. Had the principles articulated in the Declaration had any effect on the behavior of states towards their citizens? What are the conditions under which international human rights norms are internalized in domestic practices? And …
The socialization of international human rights norms into domestic practices
Fifty years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). At the time, the delegates clearly noted that the Declaration was not a binding treaty, but rather a statement of principles. Eleanor Roosevelt said that the Declaration “set up a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations,” and “might well become an international Magna Carta of all mankind” (Hum…
Changing discourse
In the Maghreb region, human rights became an important public theme during the 1980s. Here, international human rights norms were not interpreted in opposition to the shared cultural-political understandings of Arab societies as some scholars proposed (Huntington 1996). In all Maghreb core states, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, human rights were not rejected as purely Western ideas or values. Instead, these norms were interpreted as compatible w…
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The socialization of international human rights norms into domestic practices
Fifty years ago, on December 10, 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). At the time, the delegates clearly noted that the Declaration was not a binding treaty, but rather a statement of principles. Eleanor Roosevelt said that the Declaration “set up a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations,” and “might well become an international Magna Carta of all mankind” (Hum…
Changing discourse
In the Maghreb region, human rights became an important public theme during the 1980s. Here, international human rights norms were not interpreted in opposition to the shared cultural-political understandings of Arab societies as some scholars proposed (Huntington 1996). In all Maghreb core states, Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco, human rights were not rejected as purely Western ideas or values. Instead, these norms were interpreted as compatible w…
Power of Human Rights
This book celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by showing how global human rights norms have influenced national government practices in eleven different countries around the world. Had the principles articulated in the Declaration had any effect on the behavior of states towards their citizens? What are the conditions under which international human rights norms are internalized in domestic practices? And …