Eric Posner

Twilight of Human Rights Law

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Produktbeschreibung

Nearly all countries have ratified nearly all the major human rights treaties, and all governments profess support for human rights, yet most countries flagrantly violate the human rights of their citizens.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Saunders College Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 200
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. November 2014
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 148mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 339g
• ISBN-13: 9780199313440
• ISBN-10: 019931344X
• Artikelnr.: 41863159

Autorenporträt

Kirkland & Ellis Professor of Law, University of Chicago

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Chapter 1. The History of International Human Rights Law
1.1. Prehistory-Before World War II
1.2. The Universal Declaration
1.3. The Cold War Era
1.4. The Modern Era
Chapter 2. The Law and Institutions of Human Rights
2.1. The Proliferation of Treaties
2.2. The UN Committees, Council, and High Commission
2.3. The European Court and Other Regional Bodies
2.4. International Criminal Law and Judicial Institutions
2.5. National Institutions
Chapter 3. Why Do States Enter Human Rights Treaties?
3.1 To Improve Human Rights
3.2 The Costs of Entering Human Rights Treaties
3.3 The 'Western Imperialism' Criticism and Its Limits
Chapter 4. Do States Comply with Human Rights Treaties?
4.1. Human Rights Treaties and the Question of Compliance
4.2. Statistical Studies: What They Show
Chapter 5. Why Do States Comply or (Not Comply) With Human Rights Treaties?
5.1 International Incentives to Comply
5.2 Domestic Incentives to Comply
5.3 Ambiguity and Inconsistency
5.4 Why International Organizations Are No Solution
5.5 A Failure of Will
5.6 The Problem of Epistemic Uncertainty
5.7 The Importance of Political Participation
5.8 Reprise
Chapter 6. Human Rights and War
6.1 The Human Rights Peace
6.2 Humanitarian Intervention
6.3 The League of Democracies
Chapter 7. A Fresh Start: Human Rights and Development
7.1 Three Dead Ends
7.2 The White Man's Burden