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Mobilizing for human rights : International law in domestic politics

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Publication details: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2009Description: 451p xvISBN:
  • 9780521712323
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.481 SIM SIM
Contents:
Contents List of Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations PART I; 1. Introduction; Why International Law? International Law and International Relations: The State of Knowledge The Argument in Brief Organization of the Book; 2. Why International Law? The Development of the International Human Rights Regime in the Twentieth Century The Global Context: The Intensification of State Accountability in the Twentieth Century The Influence of Wartime on Human Rights Toward Legalization: Progress and Hesitation The 1970S and Beyond: The Acceleration of Legal Development Conclusions; 3. Theories of Commitment; Why Commit? The Common Wisdom A Theory of Rationally Expressive Ratification False Negatives and False Positives The Evidence: Empirical Patterns of Treaty Commitment Conclusions; 4.Theories of Compliance; International Treaties and International Politics A Domestic Politics Theory of Treaty Compliance Expectations Conclusions; PART II; 5.Civil Rights; Civil Rights and International Law Religious Freedom Fair Trials Cruel and Inhumane Punishment: The Death Penalty Conclusions; 6. Equality for Women: Education, Work, and Reproductive Rights Women's Rights and International Law Educational Opportunity Reproductive Health Employment A Closer Look at Mechanisms Conclusions; 7. Humane Treatment: The Prevalence and Prevention of Torture Torture and International Law Data and Methods Statistical Findings Chile and Israel: Experiences with the CAT Conclusions; 8. The Protection of Innocents: Rights of the Child Children's Rights Child Labor Basic Health Care: Immunizations Child Soldiers Conclusions; 9. Conclusion Commitment and Compliance: Twin Puzzles for International Human Rights Law Human Rights Treaties in Perspective Implications for Policy and Practice Conclusion; Appendix J: Data Appendix Appendix 2: Regime Type and Rule of Law Categories; References; Index
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Contents
List of Figures and Tables;
Acknowledgments;
Abbreviations
PART I;
1. Introduction;
Why International Law?
International Law and International Relations: The State of Knowledge
The Argument in Brief Organization of the Book;
2. Why International Law? The Development of the International Human Rights Regime in the Twentieth Century The Global Context: The Intensification of State Accountability
in the Twentieth Century
The Influence of Wartime on Human Rights Toward Legalization: Progress and Hesitation
The 1970S and Beyond: The Acceleration of Legal Development
Conclusions;
3. Theories of Commitment;
Why Commit? The Common Wisdom
A Theory of Rationally Expressive Ratification
False Negatives and False Positives
The Evidence: Empirical Patterns of Treaty Commitment
Conclusions;
4.Theories of Compliance;
International Treaties and International Politics
A Domestic Politics Theory of Treaty Compliance
Expectations
Conclusions;
PART II;
5.Civil Rights;
Civil Rights and International Law
Religious Freedom
Fair Trials
Cruel and Inhumane Punishment: The Death Penalty
Conclusions;
6. Equality for Women: Education, Work, and Reproductive Rights
Women's Rights and International Law
Educational Opportunity
Reproductive Health
Employment
A Closer Look at Mechanisms
Conclusions;
7. Humane Treatment: The Prevalence and Prevention of Torture
Torture and International Law
Data and Methods
Statistical Findings
Chile and Israel: Experiences with the CAT
Conclusions;
8. The Protection of Innocents: Rights of the Child
Children's Rights
Child Labor
Basic Health Care: Immunizations
Child Soldiers
Conclusions;
9. Conclusion
Commitment and Compliance: Twin Puzzles for International
Human Rights Law
Human Rights Treaties in Perspective
Implications for Policy and Practice
Conclusion;
Appendix J: Data Appendix
Appendix 2: Regime Type and Rule of Law Categories;
References;
Index