Human Rights Horizons: The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World

ISBN-13: 9780415925136 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 288 str.

Richard A. Falk

Opis

In this text, Richard Falk, an expert in the field of human rights and international relationships, maps out the way to a more just and human global society. In the modern world, borders are being erased, and democracy and capitalism are spreading. The world is rapidly changing, and these changes, Falk argues, are opening the door for the promotion of human rights to become an integral part of worldwide politics and law. The book aims to be accessible and clear, and presents a path to a humanitarian policy for the 21st century.

Recenzje

"Richard Falk boldly confronts, with careful analysis and nuanced judgements, the most important issue of our time--constructing a global morality to overcome the self-serving policies of powerful states. He challenges the smug calculations of the 'realists' whose ideas have been disastrous in this past century, and makes thoughtful suggestions based on his firm humanitarian sensibility." -- Howard Zinn, author of A People's History of the United States
"For almost half a century, Richard Falk has insisted that we examine international politics and development through the prism of ethics and morality. This demand has shaped his vision of human dignity and animates all his efforts, including the present volume, to articulate a truly global conception of human rights. Human Rights Horizons chides, challenges, sometimes angers, but above all inspires." -- Michael Reisman, Yale Law School, and author of Laws of War
"For three decades now there has been no more important or interesting mapmaker for global politics based on humanitarian morality than Richard Falk. This book again demonstrates why"." -- Ken Booth, E.H. Carr Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
"Richard Falk provides a compelling review of the development of human rights during the 20th Century. He imaginatively and objectively assesses the implications for the coming decades. This is essential reading for anyone concerned about national and international human rights in the coming globalized and politically re-aligned world." -- Justice Richard Goldstone, former prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and for Rwanda
"For three decades now there has been no more important or interesting mapmaker for global politics based on humanitarian morality than Richard Falk. This book again demonstrates why." -- Ken Booth, E.H. Carr Professor of International Politics, University of Wales, Aberystwyth
"Falk presents another significant contribution with this overview of roughly a half century of human rights politics related to international organizations, law, and diplomacy...He combines a thoughtful, historical critique of the human rights movement with a farsighted, imaginative view of the future." -- Choice
"The strength of this book stems from Falk's willingness to address issues of justice, economic globalization, international law, and human rights in a complex way...Falk covers considerable ground as he demonstrates the interconnectedness between global economic regimes and international political policies." -- ARC
"For almost half a century, Richard Falk has insisted that we examine international politics and development through the prism of ethics and morality. This demand has shaped his vision of human dignity and animates all his efforts, including the present volume, to articulate a truly global conception of human rights. Human Rights Horizons chides, challenges, sometimes angers, but above all inspires." -- Michael Reisman, Yale Law School, and author of Laws of War

Spis treści

Introduction; Part 1 Framing the Inquiry; Chapter 1 Pursuing Global Justice; Chapter 2 A Half-Century of Human Rights; Chapter 3 Taking Human Rights Seriously at Home; Chapter 4 Moving Toward Implementation; Chapter 5 Patterns of Global Dominance and Non-Western Attitudes Toward Human Rights; Part 2 Substantive Dilemmas; Chapter 6 Revisiting the Right of Self-Determination; Chapter 7 Group Claims within the UN System; Chapter 8 The Geopolitics of Exclusion; Chapter 9 The Unmet Challenges of Genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda; Chapter 10 The Challenge of Genocidal Politics in an Era of Globalization; Part 3 The Future Prospect; Chapter 11 The Extension of Human Rights to Past and Future Generations; Chapter 12 The Redress of Past Grievances; Chapter 13 Morality and Global Security; Notes Index;

O autorze

Richard Falk