Research Catalog

Title

Human dignity and the future of global institutions / Mark P. Lagon and Anthony Clark Arend, editors.

Publication

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]

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Additional Authors

• Lagon, Mark P.
• Arend, Anthony C.

Description

xv, 366 pages; 23 cm

Summary

The 21st century has witnessed a proliferation of international institutions, including traditional intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, private sector entities, and other partnerships. The premise of this anthology is that these institutions need a common, animating principle in the service of the person, which is the ultimate end of global politics. The concept of human dignity, the editors claim, serves this purpose and transcends the seemingly intractable conflicts in human rights debates: political rights v. social and economic rights. Conceptually, human dignity rests on two principles: exercising agency to realize one's potential, and recognition by society of one's worth. In light of this formulation of human dignity, the anthology has two purposes: First, contributors will examine the degree to which traditional and emerging institutions are already advancing human dignity as a central mission. Second, in the spirit of developing best practices and prescriptive recommendations, contributors will identify strategies, methods, and modalities to make human dignity more central to the work of global institutions.

Subject

• Human rights
• Dignity
• Respect for persons > Law and legislation

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

The United Nations Security Council / Nancy E. Soderberg -- The responsibility to respect: victims and human dignity at the international criminal court / Tod Lindberg -- The UN Secretary-General and human dignity: the case of Kofi Annan / Abiodun Williams -- Regional security organizations and human dignity / Chester A. Crocker -- Inclusive growth, institutions, and the underground economy / Anoop Singh -- The global human rights regime: assessing and renovating the architecture / Mark P. Lagon and Ryan Kaminski -- The human dignity lens on terrorism and counterterrorism / Anthony Clark Arend -- Transcending HIV/AIDS social stigma: putting human dignity center stage in global institutions / Rosalia Rodriguez-Garcia -- The new global landscape for poverty alleviation and development: foundations, NGOs, social media, and other private sector institutions / Raj M. Desai and Homi Kharas -- Statelessness, sovereignty, and international law: promoting the "right to have rights" / Benjamin Boudreaux -- Fighting human trafficking: transformative versus "cotton-candy" partnerships / Mark P. Lagon -- Religion and the global politics of human dignity: the Catholic Church and beyond / Thomas Banchoff -- Faith-based institutions and human dignity: a growing presence on the global stage / Nicole Bibbins Sedaca -- Business, human rights, and the internet: a framework for implementation / Michael A. Samway -- Constructing a dialogue on dignity: the path ahead / Mark P. Lagon and Anthony Clark Arend.

Call Number

JFE 14-7567

ISBN

• 9781626161191 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 1626161194 (hardcover : alk. paper)
• 9781626161207 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1626161208 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 9781626161214 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)

LCCN

• 2014011284
• 40024092943

OCLC

880237744

Title

Human dignity and the future of global institutions / Mark P. Lagon and Anthony Clark Arend, editors.

Publisher

Washington, DC : Georgetown University Press, [2014]

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Lagon, Mark P., editor.

Arend, Anthony C., editor.

Other Standard Identifier

40024092943

Research Call Number

JFE 14-7567