Format:
Online-Ressource (196 p)
ISBN:
9780691057439
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0691057427
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0691057435
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9781400824229
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9781282754584
Content:
A small group founded Amnesty International in 1961 to translate human rights principles into action. Diplomacy of Conscience provides a rich account of how the organization pioneered a combination of popular pressure and expert knowledge to advance global human rights. To an extent unmatched by predecessors and copied by successors, Amnesty International has employed worldwide publicity campaigns based on fact-finding and moral pressure to urge governments to improve human rights practices. Less well known is Amnesty International's significant impact on international law. It has helped forg
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Description based upon print version of record
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DIPLOMACY OF CONSCIENCE: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL AND CHANGING HUMAN RIGHTS NORMS; CONTENTS; List of Abbreviations; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE Amnesty International in International Politics; CHAPTER TWO How Norms Grow; CHAPTER THREE Torture; CHAPTER FOUR Disappearances; CHAPTER FIVE Extrajudicial Executions; CHAPTER SIX NGOs and Norms in International Politics; APPENDIX: Interviews; Notes; Bibliography; Index;
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CoverDiplomacy Of Conscience: Amnesty International And Changing Human Rights Norms -- Contents -- List Of Abbreviations -- Acknowledgments -- Chapter One Amnesty International In International Politics -- Chapter Two How Norms Grow -- Chapter Three Torture -- Chapter Four Disappearances -- Chapter Five Extrajudicial Executions -- Chapter Six NGOs And Norms In International Politics -- Appendix: Interviews -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781400824229
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780691057439
Additional Edition:
Print version Diplomacy of Conscience : Amnesty International and Changing Human Rights Norms
Language:
English
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