Socializing States: Promoting Human Rights Through International Law

by Derek Jinks and Ryan Goodman

Book Overview

The role of international law in global politics is as poorly understood as it is important. But how can the international legal regime encourage states to respect human rights? Given that international law lacks a centralized enforcement mechanism, it is not obvious how this law matters at all, and how it might change the behavior or preferences of state actors. In Socializing States, Ryan Goodman and Derek Jinks contend that what is needed is a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019930100X
• ISBN13: 9780199301003
• Release Date: September 2013
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"