Human Rights in International Politics : : An Introduction / / Franke Wilmer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Lynne Rienner Press Complete eBook-Package 2014-2015
• VerfasserIn: Wilmer, Franke,
• Place / Publishing House: Boulder : : Lynne Rienner Publishers, , [2022]; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (427 p.)

This comprehensive introduction to the study of human rights in international politics blends concrete developments with theoretical inquiry, illuminating both in the process. Franke Wilmer presents the nuts and bolts of human rights concepts, actors, and implementation before grappling with issues ranging from war and genocide to social and economic needs to racial and religious discrimination. Two themes—the tension between values and interests, and the role of the state as both a protector of human rights and a perpetrator of human rights violations—are reflected throughout the text. The result is a clear, accessible exposition of the evolution of international human rights, as well as the challenges that those rights pose, in the context of the state system.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Introduction -- Part 1 What Are Human Rights? -- 2 Human Rights: Concepts and Theories -- 3 Human Rights in Context -- 4 Are Human Rights Universal? -- Part 2 Actors and Implementation -- 5 Human Rights and the State -- 6 Implementation and Enforcement -- 7 The Role of Nonstate Actors -- Part 3 Contemporary Issues -- 8 Genocide -- 9 The Laws of War -- 10 Civil Liberties and Political Rights -- 11 Civil Rights and Identity Politics -- 12 Women’s Rights -- 13 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights -- Part 4 Where Do We Go from Here? -- 14 The Future of International Human Rights -- 15 What Can I Do? -- List of Acronyms -- References -- Index -- About the Book