Human Rights Horizons : The Pursuit of Justice in a Globalizing World

In Human Rights Horizons, one of the world's foremost authorities on human rights and International Relationships maps out the way to a more just and human global society. Borders are being erased; democracy and capitalism are spreading. The world is rapidly changing, and these changes are opening the door for the promotion of human rights to become an integral part of worldwide politics and law. Thoughtful and very accessibly written, Human Rights Horizons clearly presents a path to an original new humanitarian policy for the 21st century. In Human Rights Horizons, one of the world's foremost authorities on human rights and international relations maps out the way to a more just and human global society. Borders are being erased; democracy and capitalism are spreading. The world is rapidly changing, and these changes are opening the door for the promotion of human rights to become and integral part of worldwide politics and law.In his provocative new book, Falk discusses the borderline between the promotion of human rights and the promotion of interventionist and coercive diplomacy. Can the US and the UN find an acceptable balance between unnecessary, protracted violence (Somalia) and simply letting genocide spread (Rwanda)? While looking at specific cases, Falk also sheds important new light on non-Western attitudes toward human rights, the challenge of genocidal politics, the intersection of morality and global security, and the pursuit of international justice. Thoughtful and very accessibly written, Human Rights Horizons clearly presents a path to an original new humanitarian policy for the 21st century. Political Science & Government Book Cover 1 Title 4 Contents 5 Acknowledgments 10 Introduction 12 Pursuing Global Justice 24 A Half-Century of Human Rights 48 Taking Human Rights Seriously at Home 68 Moving Toward Implementation 78 Patterns of Global Dominance and Non-Western Attitudes Toward Human Rights 98 Revisiting the Right of Self-Determination 108 Group Claims within the UN System: The Rights of Indigenous Peoples 138 The Geopolitics of Exclusion: The Case of Islam 158 The Unmet Challenges of Genocide in Bosnia and Rwanda 176 The Challenge of Genocidal Politics in an Era of Globalization 184 The Extension of Human Rights to Past and Future Generations 200 The Redress of Past Grievances: The Nanking Massacre 210 Morality and Global Security: A Human Rights Perspective 228 Notes 246 Index 278 Offers a perspective of the future of human rights in the era of globalization and the past failures that must be discussed. Utilizes recent events in Rwanda and Bosnia as case studies. Takes a close look at the rights of indigenous peoples and the role the UN is taking in protecting their claims Annotation In Human Rights Horizons, one of the world's foremost authorities on human rights and International Relations maps out the way to a more just and human global society Obstacles of an ideological and structural character complicate the pursuit of global justice during this early phase of globalization. Richard Falk. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. 3. Taking human rights seriously at home