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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.
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.
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