1st Edition

Human Rights Diplomacy

By Rein Mullerson Copyright 1997
234 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

In this insightful analysis of human rights diplomacy Rein Mullerson examines the way foreign policy instruments are used to promote human rights abroad as well as how human rights issues are used for the sake of other foreign policy aims. The book explores the relationship between human rights and international stability, the role of non-governmental organisations, the business community and mass... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 The raison d’être of human rights diplomacy; Chapter 2 Human rights and international stability; Chapter 3 The role of cultural factors, societal development and power interests in the human rights discourse; Chapter 4 Some lessons of Cold War Human rights diplomacy; Chapter 5 A new era; Chapter 6 Human rights, peace and the use of force; Conclusion;

Biography

Rein Mullerson is Professor and Chair of International Law at King's College, London. He is also the author of International Law, Rights and Politics