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The persistent power of human rights: From commitment to compliance Edited by Thomas Risse, Stephen C. Ropp, and Kathryn Sikkink. - Cambridge, (UK): Cambridge University Press; 2013 - xiv, 350 p.: ill, map ; 24 cm. - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 126 . - Cambridge studies in international relations ; 126. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-333) and index.

Introduction and stock-taking: Introduction and overview / The power of human rights a decade after : from euphoria to contestation? / From ratification to compliance : quantitative evidence on the spiral model / Conceptual and methodological issues: Human rights in areas of limited statehood: the new agenda / The 'compliance gap' and the efficacy of international human rights institutions / Social mechanisms to promote international human rights : complementary or contradictory? / From ratification to compliance : states revisited: The normative context of human rights criticism : treaty ratification and UN mechanisms / The United States and torture : does the spiral model work? / Resisting the power of human rights : the People's Republic of China / The 'Arab Spring' and the spiral model : Tunisia and Morocco / From commitment to compliance : companies, rebels, individuals: Encouraging greater compliance : local networks and the United Nations global compact / Business and human rights : how corporate norm violators become norm entrepreneurs / Taming of the warlords : commitment and compliance by armed opposition groups in civil wars / Changing hearts and minds : sexual politics and human rights / Conclusions / Thomas Risse and Stephen C. Ropp ; Anja Jetschke and Andrea Liese ; Beth A. Simmons -- Tanja A. B�orzel and Thomas Risse ; Xinyuan Dai ; Ryan Goodman and Derek Jinks -- Ann Marie Clark ; Kathryn Sikkink ; Katrin Kinzelbach ; Vera van H�ullen -- Wagaki Mwangi, Lothar Rieth and Hans Peter Schmitz ; Nicole Deitelhoff and Klaus Dieter Wolf ; Hyeran Jo and Katherine Bryant ; Alison Brysk ; Thomas Risse and Kathryn Sikkink.

"The Power of Human Rights (published in 1999) was an innovative and influential contribution to the study of international human rights. At its centre was a 'spiral model' of human rights change which described the various socialisation processes through which international norms were internalised into the domestic practices of various authoritarian states during the Cold War years. The Persistent Power of Human Rights builds on these insights, extending its reach and analysis. It updates our understanding of the various casual mechanisms and conditions which produce behavioural compliance, and expands the range of rights-violating actors examined to include democratic and authoritarian Great Powers, corporations, guerilla groups and private actors. Using a unique blend of quantitative and qualitative research and theory, this book yields not only important new academic insights but also a host of useful lessons for policymakers and practitioners"--Back cover.

ISBN: 9781107028937 1107028930 9781107609365 9781107306806 1107306809

LCCN: 2012033993

Nat. Bib. No.: GBB2A4916 bnb

Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: 016191254 Uk

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Human rights.
Human Rights
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
POLITICAL SCIENCE--International Relations--General.
Droits de l'homme.
Politics and Government.
Human rights.
Menschenrecht
Rechtsgeltung
Human rights.
Politics and Government.

LC Class. No.: JC571 / .P424 2013

Universal Decimal Class. No.: 342.7(100)