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The International Human Rights Movement : A History / Aryeh Neier.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Human Rights and Crimes against Humanity ; 40Publisher: Princeton, NJ : Princeton University Press, [2020]Copyright date: ©2013Description: 1 online resource (408 p.)Content type:
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  • 9780691200989
  • 9780691200996
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.48 23
LOC classification:
  • K3240
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  • online - DeGruyter
Online resources: Available additional physical forms:
  • Issued also in print.
Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Movement -- 2. Putting Natural Law Principles into Practice -- 3. What Are Rights? -- 4. International Human Rights Law -- 5. International Humanitarian Law -- 6. Defying Communism -- 7. Rights on the Other Side of the Cold War Divide -- 8. Amnesty International -- 9. Human Rights Watch -- 10. The Worldwide Movement -- 11. Accountability -- 12. Rights after 9/11 -- 13. Going Forward -- Notes -- Index
Summary: A fascinating history of the international human rights movement as seen by one of its foundersDuring the past several decades, the international human rights movement has had a crucial hand in struggles against totalitarian regimes and crimes against humanity. Today, it grapples with the war against terror and subsequent abuses of government power. In The International Human Rights Movement, Aryeh Neier-a leading figure and a founder of the contemporary movement-offers a comprehensive, authoritative account of this global force, from its beginnings in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to its essential place in world affairs today. Neier combines analysis with personal experience, and gives an insider's perspective on the movement's goals, the disputes about its mission, its rise to international importance, and the challenges to come. This updated edition includes a new preface by the author.
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1. The Movement -- 2. Putting Natural Law Principles into Practice -- 3. What Are Rights? -- 4. International Human Rights Law -- 5. International Humanitarian Law -- 6. Defying Communism -- 7. Rights on the Other Side of the Cold War Divide -- 8. Amnesty International -- 9. Human Rights Watch -- 10. The Worldwide Movement -- 11. Accountability -- 12. Rights after 9/11 -- 13. Going Forward -- Notes -- Index

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A fascinating history of the international human rights movement as seen by one of its foundersDuring the past several decades, the international human rights movement has had a crucial hand in struggles against totalitarian regimes and crimes against humanity. Today, it grapples with the war against terror and subsequent abuses of government power. In The International Human Rights Movement, Aryeh Neier-a leading figure and a founder of the contemporary movement-offers a comprehensive, authoritative account of this global force, from its beginnings in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries to its essential place in world affairs today. Neier combines analysis with personal experience, and gives an insider's perspective on the movement's goals, the disputes about its mission, its rise to international importance, and the challenges to come. This updated edition includes a new preface by the author.

Issued also in print.

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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