International human rights - Jack Donnelly

Ideal for students in a variety of courses, this book is an excellent overview of the origins, development, and present state of the worldwide human rights movement.. Human rights as we know them did not exist before 1945. Jack Donnelly traces the rise of human rights issues coming out of World War II and shows their transformation in the intervening years, including the postCold War agendas that have emerged since 1989. The central role of the UN and a comparative look at U.S./Western democratic approaches to human rights are highlighted in the book. Ideal for students in a variety of courses, International Human Rights includes figures, tables, boxes, photos, cartoons, discussion questions, suggested readings, and a glossary, as well as essential human rights documents. Human rights, now a regular part of international relations, were not recognized as a legitimate subject of diplomatic concern prior to 1945.;Jack Donnelly traces the rise of human rights issues after World War II, through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, the dark days of the Cold War, the resurgence of interest during the Carter presidency, and the Reagan administrations resistance, up to the current postCold War era.Although concerned primarily with the international politics of human rights, the book includes a chapter on theoretical issues, including the moral basis of human rights, problems of cultural relativism, and the place of human rights in the contemporary international society of states. Case studies of human rights violations in Chile, Argentina, South Africa, El Salvador, and Nicaragua, as well as extensive illustrations drawn from other parts of the world, lend concreteness to the discussion. Throughout the volume, Donnelly gives attention not only to the realist emphasis on power and international anarchy but also to the reality and impact of moral concerns, interdependence, international organizations, and nongovernmental organizations.;Tables, boxes, photos, cartoons, and essential human rights documents accompany the text, along with features common to all Dilemmas in World Politics booksdiscussion questions, suggested readings, a chronology, and a glossary. International Human Rights is ideal for all levels of students in international relations, foreign policy, peace studies, international organizations, and law.