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The twilight of human rights law /

By: Posner, Eric A, 1965- [author.].
Series: Inalienable rights series: Publisher: Oxford, UK ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2014Description: x, 185 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.Content type: text | text | still image Media type: unmediated | unmediated Carrier type: volume | volumeISBN: 9780199313440; 9780199313440:; 019931344X.Subject(s): Human rights | Civil rightsDDC classification: 342.085 POS
Contents:
The history of international human rights law -- The law and institutions of human rights -- Why do states enter into human rights treaties? -- Do states comply with human rights treaties? -- Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties? -- Human rights and war -- A fresh start : human rights and development.
Summary: In this work, legal scholar Eric Posner explains a paradox: the language of human rights is now the dominant mode of international moral criticism of governments, and yet the evidence suggests that most countries flagrantly violate the human rights treaties that they solemnly ratify. The prevailing consensus, he notes, is that governments should promote the well-being of citizens in their countries, and that in extreme cases, foreign countries should intervene and replace governments that fail to comply with this duty. The problem, he contends, is countries disagree on how they can achieve those goals. Posner closes by arguing that foreign aid provides a better model for pressuring governments to improve their treatment of citizens.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 163-168) and index.

The history of international human rights law -- The law and institutions of human rights -- Why do states enter into human rights treaties? -- Do states comply with human rights treaties? -- Why do states comply (or not comply) with human rights treaties? -- Human rights and war -- A fresh start : human rights and development.

In this work, legal scholar Eric Posner explains a paradox: the language of human rights is now the dominant mode of international moral criticism of governments, and yet the evidence suggests that most countries flagrantly violate the human rights treaties that they solemnly ratify. The prevailing consensus, he notes, is that governments should promote the well-being of citizens in their countries, and that in extreme cases, foreign countries should intervene and replace governments that fail to comply with this duty. The problem, he contends, is countries disagree on how they can achieve those goals. Posner closes by arguing that foreign aid provides a better model for pressuring governments to improve their treatment of citizens.

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