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South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council : the fate of the liberal order

Title
South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council : the fate of the liberal order / Eduard Jordaan.
Author
Jordaan, Eduard
Publication
  • Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
  • ©2020

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Description
x, 195 pages; 25 cm.
Summary
"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 as well as abuses in specific countries. The most detailed and comprehensive study of any country's record on the UN Human Rights Council to date, it 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 HRC. Using South Africa as a study case of a liberal country consistently behaving illiberally, it 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"--
Series Statement
Routledge advances in international relations and global politics
Uniform Title
Routledge advances in international relations and global politics.
Subjects
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
South Africa, liberal order and the future of human rights -- The West, liberal order, and human rights -- Country-specific human rights situations -- The Universal Periodic Review -- Civil and political rights -- Gender, race, and sexual orientation -- Economic rights and the right to development -- Conclusion.
Call Number
Sc E 19-1613
ISBN
  • 9781138609945
  • 1138609943
  • 9780429465932 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2019032276
OCLC
1101571566
Author
Jordaan, Eduard, author.
Title
South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council : the fate of the liberal order / Eduard Jordaan.
Publisher
Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Copyright Date
©2020
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Routledge advances in international relations and global politics
Routledge advances in international relations and global politics.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological Term
2000-2099
Research Call Number
Sc E 19-1613
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