{"product_id":"human-rights-and-global-governance-power-politics-meets-international-justice-pennsylvania-studies-in-human-rights-9780812251760","title":"Human Rights and Global Governance Power Politics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eInternational human rights have been an important matter for study, policy, and activism since the end of World War II. However, as William H. Meyer observes, global governance is not only a relatively new topic for students of interational relations but also a widely used yet often contested concept. Despite the conflicting and often politicized uses of the term, three key dimensions of global governance can be identified: the impact of diplomatic international organizations such as the International Criminal Court, the importance of nonstate actors and global civil society, and global political trends that can be gleaned from empirical observation and data collection. In \u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Global Governance\u003c\/i\u003e, Meyer defines global governance generally as the management of global issues within a political space that has no single centralized authority.\u003cbr\u003eEmploying a combination of historical, quantitative, normative, and policy analyses, Meyer presents a series of case studie\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"William H. Meyer offers a compelling and persuasive account of the relationship between global governance and international human rights in a work of excellent scholarship and rare insights.\" * Mahmood Monshipouri, San Francisco State University *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHuman Rights and Global Governance\u003c\/i\u003e is thoroughly researched, extremely interesting, and very useful for teaching. The theoretical material is well positioned to explain the empirical cases without overwhelming students, and the practical suggestions will stimulate classroom debate.\" * Rhoda Howard-Hassmann, Wilfrid Laurier University *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eList of Abbreviations\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 1. The Pinochet Precedent as an Exemplar of Global Governance\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 2. Indigenous Rights and Global Governance\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 3. Corporate Social Responsibility and Global Governance\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 4. Testing Theories of Labor Rights and Development\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 5. Torture, Terror, and Unjust Wars\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 6. Human Rights Treaties and the Pacific Interregnum\u003cbr\u003e Chapter 7. Two Models and Future Prospects for Global Governance of Human Rights\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e References\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Pennsylvania Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405741859159,"sku":"9780812251760","price":46.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780812251760.jpg?v=1730493452","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/human-rights-and-global-governance-power-politics-meets-international-justice-pennsylvania-studies-in-human-rights-9780812251760","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}