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Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States, and Citizen Activism
Heather Smith-Cannoy
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Description for Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States, and Citizen Activism
paperback. Suitable for human rights scholars, students, and practitioners, as well as those interested in the UN, international relations, treaties, and governance, this title examines the factors contributing to commitment and compliance among post-Soviet states such as Slovakia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan. Num Pages: 224 pages, 18 figures, 16 tables. BIC Classification: 1DV; 1FC; JPS; JPVH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 153 x 16. Weight in Grams: 352.
Paradoxically, many governments that persistently violate human rights have also ratified international human rights treaties that empower their citizens to file grievances against them at the United Nations. Therefore, citizens in rights-repressing regimes find themselves with the potentially invaluable opportunity to challenge their government's abuses. Why would rights-violating governments ratify these treaties and thus afford their citizens this right? Can the mechanisms provided in these treaties actually help promote positive changes in human rights? "Insincere Commitments" uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine the factors contributing to commitment and compliance among post-Soviet states such as Slovakia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, and ... Read more
Paradoxically, many governments that persistently violate human rights have also ratified international human rights treaties that empower their citizens to file grievances against them at the United Nations. Therefore, citizens in rights-repressing regimes find themselves with the potentially invaluable opportunity to challenge their government's abuses. Why would rights-violating governments ratify these treaties and thus afford their citizens this right? Can the mechanisms provided in these treaties actually help promote positive changes in human rights? "Insincere Commitments" uses both quantitative and qualitative analysis to examine the factors contributing to commitment and compliance among post-Soviet states such as Slovakia, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Georgetown University Press United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Washington, DC, United States
ISBN
9781589018877
SKU
V9781589018877
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About Heather Smith-Cannoy
Heather Smith-Cannoy is an assistant professor of international affairs at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Oregon.
Reviews for Insincere Commitments: Human Rights Treaties, Abusive States, and Citizen Activism
The unique contribution of this book is in demonstrating how citizens, NGOs, and activists seize on these new treaties and utilize the individual petition process at the UN to successfully enhance state compliance with treaties and in turn improve human rights... a solid book that makes an important contribution to the academic debates on human rights and international law. Choice ... Read more