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Human rights - and the international institutions that strive to
protect them - are under increasing attack from powerful actors on
the global stage, from recent political trends even within
established democracies and from new technologies. Together, these
threats have undermined what had been a fragile international
consensus as recently as two decades ago about the importance of
concerted international action to protect human rights and punish
those who abuse them. China, Russia, and other nondemocratic
regimes have become increasingly bold in acting as if agreed-upon
international human rights standards no longer exist, or at least
do not apply to them. More broadly, domestic political movements
based on nationalism, religion, and populism are challenging human
rights norms on nearly every continent. And new technologies -
including autonomous weapons systems and relentless digital
surveillance - have given national leaders new ways to control or
even abuse their citizens with impunity. This book examines these
new challenges to international and regional human rights in
Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. It is the
result of a year of workshops with human rights activists and young
leaders from around the world, with chapters written by a diverse
group of leading scholars. Beyond describing the challenges to
human rights, the book offers targeted, practical recommendations
for national and multilateral policymakers, activists, and scholars
for concrete actions to protect human rights as well as improve
public understanding of why doing so is essential. Reclaiming Human
Rights in a Changing World Order will interest scholars of
international relations and human rights law, domestic and
international activists involved in human rights - indeed, anyone
wanting to understand the implications for the liberal
international order of the new geopolitical competition, modern
technology, and political and social movements.
Human rights - and the international institutions that strive to
protect them - are under increasing attack from powerful actors on
the global stage, from recent political trends even within
established democracies and from new technologies. Together, these
threats have undermined what had been a fragile international
consensus as recently as two decades ago about the importance of
concerted international action to protect human rights and punish
those who abuse them. China, Russia, and other nondemocratic
regimes have become increasingly bold in acting as if agreed-upon
international human rights standards no longer exist, or at least
do not apply to them. More broadly, domestic political movements
based on nationalism, religion, and populism are challenging human
rights norms on nearly every continent. And new technologies -
including autonomous weapons systems and relentless digital
surveillance - have given national leaders new ways to control or
even abuse their citizens with impunity. This book examines these
new challenges to international and regional human rights in
Africa, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. It is the
result of a year of workshops with human rights activists and young
leaders from around the world, with chapters written by a diverse
group of leading scholars. Beyond describing the challenges to
human rights, the book offers targeted, practical recommendations
for national and multilateral policymakers, activists, and scholars
for concrete actions to protect human rights as well as improve
public understanding of why doing so is essential. Reclaiming Human
Rights in a Changing World Order will interest scholars of
international relations and human rights law, domestic and
international activists involved in human rights - indeed, anyone
wanting to understand the implications for the liberal
international order of the new geopolitical competition, modern
technology, and political and social movements.
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