South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council - The Fate of the Liberal Order (Paperback)

This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africa's actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the country's positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated, and abuses in specific countries. The most detailed and comprehensive study of any country's record on the UN Human Rights Council to date, this book demonstrates that despite occasional support for human rights, South Africa's overall record ranged from opposing to failing to support human rights. This is compounded by an anti-Western or 'anti-imperial' edge to South Africa's positions on the UNHRC. Using South Africa as a study case of a liberal country consistently behaving illiberally, this book therefore challenges the widespread belief in international relations theory, typically found in liberal and constructivist thought, that there is an alignment of domestic political society and foreign policy values. Addressing ongoing debates since the presidency of Nelson Mandela about the place of human rights in South Africa's foreign policy, South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council will be useful to students and scholars of international relations, human rights, international law, and African politics.

General

Imprint:	Taylor & Francis
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Release date:	June 2021
First published:	2020
Authors:	Eduard Jordaan
Dimensions:	234 x 156mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-03-208945-4
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political ideologies > Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > International institutions > United Nations & UN agencies Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	1-03-208945-8
Barcode:	9781032089454

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