Human rights and societies in transition : causes, consequences, responses / edited by Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Horowitz, Shale Asher.

Schnabel, Albrecht.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Human rights--Case studies.

Genre:

Case studies.

Physical Description:

xiv, 452 pages ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations University Press, [2004]

Summary:

According to Horowitz (political science, U. of Wisconsin, US) and Schnabel (senior research fellow, Swiss Peace Foundation, Switzerland), human rights violations "are often particularly severe in transition societies that are undergoing significant political, social, and economic transformation." They bring together an international group of scholars from political science, sociology, law, and other fields in order to identify the sources of human rights violations, examine their consequences, and address how states and other organizations can act to prevent transition-related human rights violations. The papers address questions of universality versus cultural specificity, international criminal courts, U.S. foreign policy, and other overarching topics and include a number of case studies of the sources of human rights violations in countries on five continents. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Contents:

Human rights and societies in transition : international context and sources of variation / Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel

The universal declaration of human rights as a norm for societies in transition / Johannes Morsink

Universalism and cultural relativism : lessons for transitional states / Richard Lewis Siegel

From global norms to local change : theoretical perspectives on the promotion of human rights in societies of transition / Genevieve Souillac

The United Nations and human rights / W. Ofuatey-Kodjoe

The consequences of the war crimes tribunals and an international criminal court for human rights in transition societies / Paul J. Magnarella

International efforts to protect human rights in transition societies : right, duty, or politics? / Albrecht Schnabel

Democratic transitions and foreign policy : the United States / Barbara Ann J. Rieffer and David P. Forsythe

Sources and consequences of human rights violations in Iraq / Jenab Tutunji

Exploring the dynamics of human rights and reform: Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey / Mahmood Monshipouri

Causes and consequences of variation in post-communist human rights practices / Shale Horowitz

Human rights and conflict in the former Yugoslavia / Aleksandar Resanovic

Human rights in transition societies: the cases of Somalia and South Africa / Wafula Okumu

Human rights and transition societies in Western Africa / Eghosa E. Osaghae

Political development and democratic rights in greater China / Man-To Leung

Human rights in India / D.R. Kaarthikeyan

Human rights, the military, and the transition to democracy in Argentina and South Korea / Terence Roehrig

Protecting human rights in transition societies : lessons and recommendations / Albrecht Schnabel and Shale Horowitz.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9280810928

OCLC:

54670158