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OverviewOnce you accept that democracy and human rights are universally desirable and that they should be implemented and respected everywhere,1 the question remains how you can promote this universal respect. It is not because you accept universality that everyone accepts it. How can you turn the norm into a fact? How do you universalise democracy and human rights? And what are the actions you can take and the instruments you can use? This book will not be a success if it cannot help and encourage those people who are willing and able to work for the universal application of democracy and human rights. Hence, this is not philosophy or theoretical thinking. The focus is on practical political matters such as diplomacy, legislation, intervention, sanctions etc. But it is not political science either because it does not try to analyse, in a scientific way, which actions of foreign policy are useful and efficient. The ambition is rather limited. I merely wish to list the actions that are possible and desirable in a general sense. It is then up to politics and political science to determine which particular action can be used in an efficient way in a particular case. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Filip SpagnoliPublisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing Imprint: Cambridge Scholars Press Edition: Unabridged edition Weight: 1.447kg ISBN: 9781904303398ISBN 10: 1904303390 Pages: 141 Publication Date: 01 October 2004 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsList Of Abbreviations VII; Preface IX; 1 The Purpose of This Book ix; 2 The Usefulness of Retroactive Laws x; 3 Hoping to Avoid Some Misunderstandings xiii; 4 The Three Steps of the International Trias Politica xiv; Chapter One: Legislation;5 Why Do We Need International Law?; 6 The Standing of the Individual in International Law (The Content and the Field of Application of International Law); 7 Beyond the Animal Stage; 8 Collective Guilt; 9 The UN Charter; 10 Horizontal and Vertical International Law; 11 The Relationship Between National and International Law (Dualists and Monists); 12 Some Examples; 13 A Matter of Priority; 14 Self-Executing Rights; 15 Ius Cogens; 16 The Undemocratic Nature of International Law. Chapter Two Monitoring Or Supervision; 17 Different Kinds and Levels of Monitoring (Judges and Bloodhounds; 18 Why Do We Need International Monitoring?; 19 Treaty Monitoring 33; 20 Why Do We Need Individual Petition Rights?; 21 Regional Protection Mechanisms; 22 Global Protection Mechanisms; 23 Monitoring Outside the Framework of Treaties; 24 Catch-22 of Monitoring; Chapter Three Enforcement; 25 Executive Power; 26 With or Without Treaties; 27 Sovereignty and Self-Determination; 28 International influence as a Result of Interdependence; 29 Intervention or Non-Intervention?; Chapter Four How Can We Intervene?; 30 A Wide Range of Instruments; 31 Conditional Development Aid; 32 Education and Assistance; 33 Sanctions; 34 Mobilisation of Shame;35 Violence; 36 The Right to Separate; 37 Reciprocity; 38 Creating the Conditions for Democracy and Human Rights. Chapter Five Who Can Intervene Where And When?; 39 Self-Interest; 40 Anti-communist Blindness; 41 Peace and Self-Interest; 42 No Zero-Sum Game, But No Invisible Hand Either; 43 Who Should Intervene?; Some Final Considerations; Notes; Bibliography; IndexReviewsAuthor InformationFilip Spagnoli earned his PhD in political philosophy from the University of Brussels in 2002. He has published articles in De Standaard and De Morgen, the two leading Belgian newspapers. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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