TY - BOOK AU - Duxbury,Alison TI - Participation of states in international organisations: the role of human rights and democracy T2 - Cambridge studies in international and comparative law SN - 9781107690240 AV - JZ4850 .D89 2013 PY - 2013/// CY - Cambridge, UK, New York PB - Cambridge University Press KW - International agencies KW - Membership KW - Human rights KW - Democracy KW - Human Rights KW - Droits de l'homme (Droit international) KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 318-334) and index; The move to institutions in the age of rights -- The challenge of universality: the League of Nations and the United Nations -- Rights, regionalism and participation in Europe -- Restricting the ranks: excluding states from closed organisations -- The relationship between powers, purposes and participation in specialised organisations -- Legitimacy, democracy and membership -- Conclusion ER -