Human rights and societies in transition [electronic resource] : 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.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (467 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : United Nations University Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Exploring the contemporary international human rights regime, this volume assesses the factors predominantly responsible for human rights violations in transitions societies, long-term consequences of such violations and political remedies.

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:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-280-91562-5

9786610915620

92-808-7062-9

OCLC:

191039653