Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order

Human rights are under attack from powerful actors on the global stage, from recent political trends even within established democracies and from new technologies. This book examines these challenges and offers practical recommendations for national and multilateral policymakers, activists, and scholars to protect human rights and improve public understanding of why doing so is essential.

Format: Hardback
Length: 410 pages
Publication date: 07 October 2022
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Human rights and the international institutions that seek to safeguard them are facing mounting challenges from influential actors on the global stage, ranging from recent political developments within established democracies to new technologies. These threats have eroded the fragile international consensus that existed just two decades ago regarding the importance of coordinated international efforts to protect human rights and hold those who violate them accountable. China, Russia, and other non-democratic regimes have become increasingly assertive, acting as if internationally agreed-upon human rights standards no longer apply to them or do not apply to them. Moreover, domestic political movements driven by nationalism, religion, and populism are challenging human rights norms on nearly every continent. Additionally, new technologies, including autonomous weapons systems and pervasive digital surveillance, have provided national leaders with new means to control or abuse their citizens with impunity. This book explores these emerging challenges to international and regional human rights in Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. It is the result of a year-long series of workshops with human rights activists and young leaders from around the world, and the chapters are written by a diverse group of prominent scholars. Beyond merely describing the challenges to human rights, the book offers specific, actionable recommendations for national and multilateral policymakers, activists, and scholars to take concrete actions to protect human rights and enhance public understanding of why doing so is essential. "Reclaiming Human Rights in a Changing World Order" will appeal to scholars of international relations and human rights law, domestic and international activists engaged in human rights work, and anyone interested in these critical issues.

Weight: 816g
Dimension: 236 x 157 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780815740063