How do members of extremist groups think about violence conducted by individual members
on the group's behalf? We examine the link between extremism‐motivated violence and …

At the turn of the millennium, a new phenomenon emerged: conservatives, who just decades
before had rejected the expanding human rights culture, began to embrace human rights in …

Democracy and women's rights are integrally “bundled” by the international community. This
means that dictatorships can signal adherence to international norms by demonstrating …

What explains the success of criminal prosecutions against former Latin American officials
accused of human rights violations? Why did some judiciaries evolve from unresponsive …

Terrorism, mass uprisings, and political extremism are in the news every day. It is no
coincidence that these phenomena come together at the beginning of a new era. Radicals …

Abstract The Universal Periodic Review (UPR) mechanism is the most recent and distinct
addition to the UN human rights system because of the level of state control over the …

This article compares murder cases labeled “honor killings” with cases labeled
“family/spousal murders” in the Canadian news media, exploring the construction of …

This book examines the complex relationship between politics and hate speech laws,
domestic and international. How do political contexts shape understandings of what hate …

The ability of a state to protect its own citizens' lives is a key part of democratic legitimacy.
While the right to physical integrity is nearly universal, holding those who violate this right …

In recent years, influential studies have shown that the activities of human rights
organizations are central in convincing violating governments to improve their practices. Yet …