This article further develops and illustrates the argument that relationships between
individuals help to explain the success of human rights advocacy in international institutions …

Human rights advocates have been argued to be working as part of a larger “network” of
actors supporting the respect and security of individuals. However, until recently, much …

Scholars of international human rights law are largely unfamiliar with law and society
scholarship, while the study of international human rights has remained at the margins of the …

Are international courts and advocacy group legal mobilization shaping human rights
politics? This question poses a theoretical and empirical challenge to state dominated …

International human rights language has swept across the landscape of contemporary world
politics in a trend that began in the 1970s, picked up speed after the Cold War's end, and …

Human rights have become a topic of choice for scholars eager to emphasize the “power of
ideas” to discipline and civilize states. This trend has been given some visibility by a …

Transnational human rights networks refer to a form of cross-border collective action that
seeks to promote compliance with universally accepted norms. Principled transnational …

When considering the structures that drive the global diffusion of human rights norms, Brian
Greenhill argues that we need to look beyond institutions that are explicitly committed to …

International relations scholars have noted the importance of negotiations and socialization
in shaping state human rights. So far, we know surprisingly little about how negotiation …

The strategic politics of non-governmental actors, as Margaret Keck and Kathryn Sikkink
have observed, is 'rooted in values and aimed at changing values'(Klotz 1995, Keck and …