Governments use human rights both as a tool and as an objective of foreign policy. The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy analyses conflicting policy goals

This text looks at the reasons why and how some states promote human rights internationally, risking their citizens' lives considerable portions of their nation

Although our era is marked by human rights rhetoric, human wrongs continue to be committed with impunity, and the idea of human rights is becoming impoverished.

Human Rights And Comparative Foreign Policy Is The First Book In English To Examine The Place Of Human Rights In The Foreign Policies Of A Wide Range Of States

This new edition of David Forsythe's successful textbook provides an authoritative overview of the place of human rights in international politics in an age of