This article provides a roadmap for understanding the points of agreement and contention
that characterize contemporary empirical scholarship on international human rights legal …

According to indicators of political repression currently used by scholars, human rights
practices have not improved over the past 35 years, despite the spread of human rights …

'The Power of Human Rights'(published in 1999) was an innovative and influential
contribution to the study of international human rights. At its center was a'spiral model'of …

International law is much debated and discussed, but poorly understood. Does international
law matter, or do states regularly violate it with impunity? If international law is of no …

Cover--Title Page--Copyright--Contents--Preface--Introduction--Guide for the Reader--A
Note on Methodology--Part I. Foundations--1. Against Dignity--Desiderata--The Aristocratic …

Human Rights, now in its fourth edition, is an introductory text that is both innovative and
challenging. Its unique interdisciplinary approach invites students to think imaginatively and …

Duke Law Journal Page 1 Duke Law Journal VOLUME 54 DECEMBER 2004 NUMBER 3 HOW
TO INFLUENCE STATES: SOCIALIZATION AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW …

After the nonbinding Universal Declaration of Human Rights, many global and regional
human rights treaties have been concluded. Critics argue that these are unlikely to have …

Constitutional law in the United States and around the world now operates within an
increasingly transnational legal environment of international treaties, customary …

International agreements exhibit a wide range of variation. Many are negotiated as legally
binding agreements, while others are expressly nonbinding. Some contain substantive …