Power of human rights: international norms and domestic change
- Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999
- 318p.
- Cambridge studies in international relations 66 .
Evaluates the impact of the principles articulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the behaviour of national governments in many regions of the world. A five phase " spiral model" of human rights is developed to suggest a socialization process by which international norms are internalized in the domestic practice of States. This model is then applied to eleven countries representing five different world regions - Northern Africa, Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. Finally, practical lessons are drawn from the analysis that provide fresh perspectives for activists and policy makers.
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CHILE--HUMAN RIGHTS EASTERN EUROPE--HUMAN RIGHTS GUATEMALA--HUMAN RIGHTS HUMAN RIGHTS INDONESIA--HUMAN RIGHTS INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS KENYA--HUMAN RIGHTS MOROCCO--HUMAN RIGHTS PHILIPPINES--HUMAN RIGHTS SOUTH AFRICA--HUMAN RIGHTS TUNISIA--HUMAN RIGHTS UGANDA--HUMAN RIGHTS