Human rights and societies in transition : causes, consequences, responses / edited by Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel
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| Subjects: | Human rights Human rights--Case studies |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | Tokyo ; New York : United Nations University Press, c2004 |
| LC Classification: | J, JC |
| Additional Authors: | Horowitz, Shale Asher Schnabel, Albrecht |
| Notes: | LCCN: 2004004113 ISBN: 9280810928 (pbk.) Includes bibliographical references and index Contents: Human rights and societies in transition : international context and sources of variation / Shale Horowitz and Albrecht Schnabel -- The universal declaration of human rights as a norm for societies in transition / Johannes Morsink -- Universalism and cultural relativism : lessons for transitional states / Richard Lewis Siegel -- From global norms to local change : theoretical perspectives on the promotion of human rights in societies of transition / Genevieve Souillac -- The United Nations and human rights / W. Ofuatey-Kodjoe -- The consequences of the war crimes tribunals and an international criminal court for human rights in transition societies / Paul J. Magnarella -- International efforts to protect human rights in transition societies : right, duty, or politics? / Albrecht Schnabel -- Democratic transitions and foreign policy : the United States / Barbara Ann J. Rieffer and David P. Forsythe -- Sources and consequences of human rights violations in Iraq / Jenab Tutunji -- Exploring the dynamics of human rights and reform: Iran, Pakistan, and Turkey / Mahmood Monshipouri -- Causes and consequences of variation in post-communist human rights practices / Shale Horowitz -- Human rights and conflict in the former Yugoslavia / Aleksandar Resanovic -- Human rights in transition societies: the cases of Somalia and South Africa / Wafula Okumu -- Human rights and transition societies in Western Africa / Eghosa E. Osaghae -- Political development and democratic rights in greater China / Man-To Leung -- Human rights in India / D.R. Kaarthikeyan -- Human rights, the military, and the transition to democracy in Argentina and South Korea / Terence Roehrig -- Protecting human rights in transition societies : lessons and recommendations / Albrecht Schnabel and Shale Horowitz |
| Physical Description: | xiv, 452 p. ; 24 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 54670158 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 9280810928 |