New norms and knowledge in world politics : protecting people, intellectual property and the environment / Preslava Stoeva.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stoeva, Preslava.

Series:

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 77.

Routledge advances in international relations and global politics ; 77

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International law.

Human rights.

Intellectual property.

Environmental law, International.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (266 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the process of norm development and knowledge creation in international politics, and assesses these processes in case studies on protection from torture, intellectual property rights and climate change. Drawing on the theories of constructivism and the sociology of scientific knowledge, author Preslava Stoeva demonstrates that international norms are a product of a sequence of closures and consensus reached at different social levels. She contends that it is this process which makes norms permeate the social and political fabric of international relations even bef

Contents:

Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acronyms and abbreviations; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Theorising norm development; 3 Protecting individuals from torture; 4 Protecting intellectual property rights in the pharmaceutical industry; 5 Protecting the atmosphere to avoid climate change; 6 Conclusions; Appendix: United Nations General Assembly Resolutions; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-237) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-31610-9

9786612316104

0-203-86983-4

9780203869833

OCLC:

488467850