South Africa and Abusive Regimes at the UN Human Rights Council
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6188941 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eduard Jordaan (0000-0002-5492-0027, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 233-254 |
| Publication date | 2014-08-19 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Global Governance A Review of Multilateralism and International Organizations (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1075-2846 • E-ISSN: 1942-6720 |
| Publisher | Walter de Gruyter GmbH (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1163/19426720-02002005 |
| OpenAlex | W2154705570 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 1 |
There is some dispute over the extent to which South Africa has become a defender of regimes that abuse human rights. This article sheds further light on this question by focusing on South Africa's positions during the UN Human Rights Council's engagement with human rights problems in six countries: Democratic Republic of Congo, Israel, North Korea, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, and Sudan. In five of the six chosen cases, South Africa's attitude ranged from reluctant to obstructive of efforts to defend human rights. In only one case—Israel—was South Africa willing to bring to bear the full weight of the council's power. These findings strengthen the argument that South Africa is prone to shielding regimes that abuse human rights
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| Citations per year | 0.7 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2020 (5) |
| Highly cited | No |