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This book explores the history of Nordic human rights politics and
practices from the 1930s to present day. The authors use previously
unexplored archival materials to bring to light how a broad range
of Nordic actors have engaged with international human rights
globally and at a European level and how these norms have been
taken up and interpreted in the region. Do the Nordic countries
warrant the label 'global good Samaritans' in human rights
promotion? Is the Nordic welfare state a close to perfect
realisation of human rights norms? Or do Nordic international and
domestic human rights policies constitute a peculiar 'Nordic human
rights paradox' where norms are supported internationally while not
being implemented at home? Are the ideals of the national welfare
state and universal human rights compatible? In this book, the
authors take issue with previous scholarship and argue for the need
for careful historical investigations into how a broad range of
Nordic actors have contributed to creating international human
rights. This history is much more varied than what was previously
assumed. The lack of prior interest in the region means there are
several promising avenues for historical investigations of both the
Nordic countries in human rights history and the role of human
rights in the history of the region. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the journal, Nordic
Journal of Human Rights.
Unaccompanied migrant children are the most vulnerable group of
migrants and refugees. Their experiences, their contested legal
status in the host countries, and their treatment before, during,
and after migration call for an ethics of child migration that
places unaccompanied migrant children at the center. This volume
gathers international experts from the fields of social work,
social science, law, philosophy, and Catholic ethics. Social
science, psychological, and social work studies, analyses of US and
international law of child migration, refuge and asylum policies,
and several case studies regarding law enforcement highlight the
more recent shifts in policies both in the United States and
Europe. The current policies are confronted with two major
normative frameworks that go beyond migration laws or the
international refugee and asylum provisions: the United Nations
Convention of the Rights of the Child, and the approach of the
Catholic social ethics of migration. The authors address the
challenges of childhood under the conditions of migration: the
uprooting of lives, the journey and transition into foreign
countries and cultures, and the transition into adulthood. They
discern the legal provisions and obstacles of the immigration
process, the securitization of the borders, and the criminalization
of unaccompanied migrant children. Catholic social ethics, the
theological authors argue, must offer more than its pastoral call
for charity, solidarity, and compassion that is already in place,
inspiring multiple Catholic organizations, groups, and individuals.
The Christian emphasis on family rights and values, originating in
the story of the Holy Family, is necessary, yet insufficient when
children are separated from their parents-instead, children must be
recognized as vulnerable agents in their own right, and the moral
dilemmas families sometimes face be acknowledged. US and European
policies must be informed by the interpretation of justice, and the
principle of the common good must be held against the firewalling
of the West. As a political ethics, Catholic social ethics must
critique and reject the use of the Christian religion for
nationalist policies and depictions of migrant children as a threat
to the cultural identity of Western societies.
This book explores the history of Nordic human rights politics and
practices from the 1930s to present day. The authors use previously
unexplored archival materials to bring to light how a broad range
of Nordic actors have engaged with international human rights
globally and at a European level and how these norms have been
taken up and interpreted in the region. Do the Nordic countries
warrant the label 'global good Samaritans' in human rights
promotion? Is the Nordic welfare state a close to perfect
realisation of human rights norms? Or do Nordic international and
domestic human rights policies constitute a peculiar 'Nordic human
rights paradox' where norms are supported internationally while not
being implemented at home? Are the ideals of the national welfare
state and universal human rights compatible? In this book, the
authors take issue with previous scholarship and argue for the need
for careful historical investigations into how a broad range of
Nordic actors have contributed to creating international human
rights. This history is much more varied than what was previously
assumed. The lack of prior interest in the region means there are
several promising avenues for historical investigations of both the
Nordic countries in human rights history and the role of human
rights in the history of the region. The chapters in this book were
originally published as a special issue of the journal, Nordic
Journal of Human Rights.
Unaccompanied migrant children are the most vulnerable group of
migrants and refugees. Their experiences, their contested legal
status in the host countries, and their treatment before, during,
and after migration call for an ethics of child migration that
places unaccompanied migrant children at the center. This volume
gathers international experts from the fields of social work,
social science, law, philosophy, and Catholic ethics. Social
science, psychological, and social work studies, analyses of US and
international law of child migration, refuge and asylum policies,
and several case studies regarding law enforcement highlight the
more recent shifts in policies both in the United States and
Europe. The current policies are confronted with two major
normative frameworks that go beyond migration laws or the
international refugee and asylum provisions: the United Nations
Convention of the Rights of the Child, and the approach of the
Catholic social ethics of migration. The authors address the
challenges of childhood under the conditions of migration: the
uprooting of lives, the journey and transition into foreign
countries and cultures, and the transition into adulthood. They
discern the legal provisions and obstacles of the immigration
process, the securitization of the borders, and the criminalization
of unaccompanied migrant children. Catholic social ethics, the
theological authors argue, must offer more than its pastoral call
for charity, solidarity, and compassion that is already in place,
inspiring multiple Catholic organizations, groups, and individuals.
The Christian emphasis on family rights and values, originating in
the story of the Holy Family, is necessary, yet insufficient when
children are separated from their parents-instead, children must be
recognized as vulnerable agents in their own right, and the moral
dilemmas families sometimes face be acknowledged. US and European
policies must be informed by the interpretation of justice, and the
principle of the common good must be held against the firewalling
of the West. As a political ethics, Catholic social ethics must
critique and reject the use of the Christian religion for
nationalist policies and depictions of migrant children as a threat
to the cultural identity of Western societies.
Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (1948) is
widely considered to be the most influential statement on religious
freedom in human history. Religious Freedom and the Universal
Declaration of Human Rights provides a groundbreaking account of
its origins and developments, examining the background, key
players, and outcomes of Article 18, and setting it within the
broader discourse around international religious freedom in the
1940s. Taking issue with standard accounts that see the text of the
Universal Declaration as humanity's joint response to the
atrocities of World War II, it shows instead how central features
of Article 18 were intimately connected to the political projects
and visions of particular actors involved in the start-up of the UN
Human Rights program. This will be essential reading for anyone
grappling with the historical and contemporary meaning of human
rights and religious freedom.
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