Mobilizing for Human Rights

International Law in Domestic Politics
Erscheinungsjahr 2009
ISBN: 978-0-521-71232-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 408 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 711 g

This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. Simmons argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Simmons, Beth A.

Fachgebiete

• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction; 2. Why international law? The development of the international human rights regime in the twentieth century; 3. Theories of commitment; 4. Theories of compliance; 5. Civil rights; 6. Equality for women: education, work, and reproductive rights; 7. Humane treatment: the prevalence and prevention of torture; 8. The protection of innocents: rights of the child; 9. Conclusions.

Über Autor(innen)

Simmons, Beth A.
Beth Simmons is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University and has also taught at Duke University, the University of California at Berkeley, and Harvard. Her book, Who Adjusts? Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years, 1924-1939, was recognized by the American Political Science Association in 1995 as the best book published in 1994 in government, politics, or international relations. Her article, 'International Law and State Behavior: Commitment and Compliance in International Monetary Affairs,' won the Heniz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review in 2000. Her research also regularly appears in such journals as International Organization, World Politics, the Journal of Legal Studies, and the Journal of Conflict Resolution.