Contents: Preface 1. Politics and Human Rights 2. Organized International Relations 3. State Foreign Policies 4. The Business World 5. Private Non-Profit Actors 6. The Special Case of War 7. Major Challenges 8. Conclusion Index
David P. Forsythe, Emeritus University Professor and Charles J. Mach Distinguished Professor of Political Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, US
’This is a short but learned introduction to the politics of
international human rights, comprehensive and up-to-date. Forsythe
is skeptical of the role of human rights in international politics,
yet not pessimistic. The book contains important chapters on
international humanitarian law, business and human rights, the role
of NGOs, and major challenges including climate change, migration,
and gender relations. Clearly written and lacking jargon, it is
definitely suitable for teaching purposes.’
*- Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Canada Research Chair in International
Human Rights 2003-2016, Wilfrid Laurier University, Canada*
’David Forsythe, a pioneer and leading authority in the study of
international human rights politics, has now produced an
up-to-date, accessible, introductory survey of the field, rich in
examples, judiciously balancing the case for human rights with a
structural-realist conception of international relations, thereby
maintaining a safe distance from “utopian” optimism, on the one
hand, and “post-human rights” pessimism, on the other.’
*Michael Freeman, University of Essex, UK*
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