Global Human Rights and State Sovereignty: State Ratification of International Human Rights Treaties, 1965-2001

This research seeks to understand the factors that lead nation-states to ratify international human rights treaties in the contemporary world, despite their potential cost for state sovereignty. We argue that normative pressure from international society, along with historical contingencies during t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Sociological Forum. - Eastern Sociological Society. - 23(2008), 4, Seite 724-754
1. Verfasser: Wotipka, Christine Min (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Tsutsui, Kiyoteru
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2008
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:Sociological Forum
Schlagworte:globalization human rights international law political sociology treaties world society Law Social sciences Political science Philosophy