tailieunhanh - Mobilizing for Human Rights

This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive con- tribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth A. Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. By several measures, civil and political rights, women’s rights, the right not to be tortured in government detention, and children’s rights improve,. | Mobilizing Ơ JO Human Rights INTERNATIONAL LAW IN DOMESTIC POLITICS Belli A. Simmons Cambridge 9780521885102 This page intentionally left blank Mobilizing for Human Rights This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure Beth A. Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. By several measures civil and political rights women s rights the right not to be tortured in government detention and children s rights improve especially in the very large heterogeneous set of countries that are neither stable autocracies nor stable democracies. Simmons argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict development and democratization. Beth A. Simmons is Clarence Dillon Professor of International Affairs at Harvard University and has also taught at Duke University and the University of California at Berkeley. Her book Who Adjusts Domestic Sources of Foreign Economic Policy During the Interwar Years 1924-1939 was recognized by the American Political Science Association in 1995 as the best book published in 1994 in government politics or international relations. Her article International Law and State Behavior Commitment and Compliance in International Monetary Affairs won the Heinz Eulau Award for the best article published in the American Political Science Review in 2000. Her research also regularly appears in such journals as International Organization World Politics the Journal