Non-State Actors in the Human Rights Universe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Andreopoulos, George.

Contributor:

Arat, Zehra.

Juviler, Peter H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Globalization.

Human rights.

Political Science.

Local Subjects:

Globalization.

Human rights.

Political Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Place of Publication:

Bloomfield : Kumarian Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Departing from analyses that focus on the role of the state in the arena of human rights, the authors of this original collection offer conceptually sophisticated, but accessible, discussions of the role and responsibility of nonstate actors with regard to the violation, promotion, and protection of human rights.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Figures and Tables

Abbreviations and Acronyms

Introduction

Part I Theoretical Questions and Approaches

1 Looking beyond the State But Not Ignoring It: A Framework of Analysis for Non-State Actors and Human Rights

2 Human Rights and Non-State Actors: Theoretical Puzzles

3 Accounting for Human Rights Violations by Non-State Acto

Part II The Role of Corporate Actors

4 Realizing Rights in the Work Place: Corporate Codes of Conduct and Empowerment from Below

5 Multinational Corporations as Non-State Actors in the Human Rights Arena

6 Royal Dutch Shell: How Deep the Changes?

Part III Non-State Actors in Conflict Situations

7 Global Civil Society Actors and 9/11

8 On the Accountability of Non-State Armed Groups

IV Bio-ethics, Medicine, and Human Rights

9 The Genetic Revolution and Human Rights: Brave New World Revisited?

10 Affordable and Accessible Drugs for Developing Countries: Recent Developments

11 Prior Agreements in International Clinical Trials: Ensuring the Benefits of Research to Developing Countries

V Cultural Forces, Practices, and Institutional Challenges

12 The News Media in the Arena of Human Rights

13 No Empty Vessel: Media Roles in Human Rights

14 Non-State Actors and the Challenge of Slavery

15 Violating Dignity: Welfare Reform, Black Women, and Non-State Violators

16 Non-State Actors and Religious Freedom in Europe

Conclusion: Rethinking the Human Rights Universe

Contributors

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

ISBN:

1-56549-255-2

OCLC:

476091781