Chains of Justice : The Global Rise of State Institutions for Human Rights /

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Sonia Cardenas offers the most comprehensive account to date of the emergence of national human rights institutions, exploring why states create these institutions and examining their impact on contemporary human rights struggles.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Cardenas, Sonia
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2014.
Edición:1st ed.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Ombudspersons.
National human rights institutions.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Human Rights.
Defense des droits de l'homme > Politique gouvernementale > Histoire.
Institutions nationales des droits de l'homme > Histoire.
Human rights advocacy > Government policy > History.
Ombudspersons > History.
National human rights institutions > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Chapter 1. The Self- Restraining State?
  • Chapter 2. Historical Linkages
  • Chapter 3. Tracking Global Diffusion
  • Chapter 4. The Logic of Strategic Emulation
  • Chapter 5. Trendsetters and Early Adopters, pre- 1990
  • Chapter 6. Democratization Scripts and Bandwagoning in Africa
  • Chapter 7. Transitional Myths and Everyday Politics in the Americas
  • Chapter 8. Appeasement via Localization in the Asia Pacific
  • Chapter 9. Membership Rites and Statehood in the New Eu rope
  • Chapter 10. How Accountability Institutions Matter
  • Chapter 11. Adaptive States: Making and Breaking International Law
  • Notes
  • Index
  • Acknowledgments.

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