Socializing states : promoting human rights through international law

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goodman, Ryan, Author.

Jinks, Derek, Author.

Contributor:

Jinks, Derek, Contributor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights--Political aspects.

Human rights.

International law and human rights--Social aspects.

International law and human rights.

State, The.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Other Title:

Socializing states

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This title argues for a greater specification and a more comprehensive inventory of how international law influences relevant actors to improve human rights conditions. The book's aim is to improve the understanding of how norms operate in international society with a view to improving the capacity of global and domestic institutions to harness the processes through which human rights cultures are built.

Contents:

Introduction : rethinking state socialization and international human rights law

Three mechanisms of social influence

Acculturation of states : the theoretical model

Acculturation of states : the empirical record

Conditional membership : socialization and the community delimitation

Precision of legal obligations : socialization and rule-making

Monitoring and enforcement : socialization and rule-breakers

State acculturation and the problem of compliance

Toward an integrated model of state socialization

Conclusion: taking stock and future research.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on September 4, 2013).

ISBN:

9780199367610 (ebook) :

OCLC:

841599404