Download or read book The Influence of Domestic NGOs on Dutch Human Rights Policy written by Esther van den Berg and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2001 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the 1950s, the Netherlands has seen a steady growth of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) devoted to the cause of human rights. In the ensuing decades they proliferated and expanded their leverage. At the same time, human rights attained a more secure position on the foreign policy agenda of the Dutch government. Against this background the question arises, to what extent foreign policy-making in the field of human rights is determined by the activities of NGOs. The present study focuses on the efforts of domestic NGOs to have an impact on Dutch human rights policy towards South Africa, Namibia, Indonesia and East Timor from the late 1970s until the early 1990s. It appraises whether NGOs have been able to influence Dutch human rights policy towards these countries. Furthermore, it clarifies which factors contributed to and detracted from the influence of these groups. The characteristics of NGOs are taken into consideration, along with the strategies applied and the interaction between NGOs, as well as factors regarding the political environment. Conclusions about NGO-influence and contributive and detracting factors are reached on the basis of five case studies. These concern the efforts of NGOs (1) to press the government to implement a boycott of South African coal (1979-1990); (2) to promote an active policy against the application of capital punishment in South Africa under apartheid (1978-1993); (3) to end the enrichment of Namibian uranium in the Netherlands (1977-1989); (4) to promote an active policy against the execution of political prisoners in Indonesia (1979- 1995); and finally, (5) to promote an active policy in reaction to the Santa Cruz massacre in East Timor (1991-1995).
Download or read book Rights for Others written by Barbara Oomen and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2013-11-28 with total page 247 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rights for Others is an empirical study of what happens when international human rights are applied domestically in The Netherlands. It tracks recent debates in Dutch society on citizenship and the rights of immigrants, and analyses the shift from the perception of human rights as a 'foreign policy concern' to the slow processes of homecoming in what has traditionally been a left-wing society, but now includes many more right-wing political parties. Adopting an interdisciplinary approach, Oomen combines insights from law, sociology and anthropology to explain how rights gain significance in framing social and political discussions. The book provides comprehensive coverage on relevant constitutional law, legal culture and rights realization as well as discussing case material on human rights education, polarization, socio-economic rights, domestic violence and the rights of minorities. This is an invaluable contribution to the global fields of human rights and socio-legal studies for scholars and researchers.
Download or read book The Role of Human Rights in Foreign Policy written by P. Baehr and published by Springer. This book was released on 2003-12-18 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 such as peace and security, economic relations and development co-operation. The use of diplomatic, economic and military means is discussed, together with the role of state actors, intergovernmental organizations and non-state actors.
Download or read book The Netherlands and the Development of International Human Rights Instruments written by Hilde Reiding and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author, Hilde Reiding, has won the prestigious "Max van der Stoel Human Rights Award 2007" for this book. On the basis of case studies and an appraisal of the influence of different interests and actors, this book - Volume 22 of Intersentia's series School of Human Rights Research - provides a general evaluation of the Netherlands' human rights policies. The Netherlands has a favorable international reputation in the field of human rights, and for a long time domestically, the idea has existed that the Netherlands had a special role to fulfill in the world. Has the Netherlands really acted as a 'guiding' human rights country, as many would seem to presume? Or should its policies rather be characterized as the result of a pragmatic adaptation to domestic and international circumstances? The book thoroughly investigates the Netherlands' policies towards the creation of international human rights norms and the accompanying supervisory procedures, from the late 1970s to 2006. It analyzes the Dutch position in negotiations on a number of instruments that deal with the freedom from torture, economic/social rights, children's rights, and minority rights. The book examines whether the Netherlands was in favor of the creation of further human rights standards and more intrusive supervisory mechanisms, and what arguments and interests determined the Netherlands' position. Attention is also paid to the role and influence of NGOs, parliament, and different bureaucratic institutions.
Download or read book The Effectiveness of Domestic Human Rights NGOs written by Scott Calnan and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2008-10-16 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Focusing on the real life problems of domestic human rights NGOs, this book uses a critical and comparative methodology to investigate how such NGOs use law and to examine how they could be more effective at using it in the future.
Download or read book Human Rights in the Foreign Policy of the Netherlands written by Peter R. Baehr and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2002 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 4.2. Nature of rights
Download or read book Non Governmental Human Rights Organizations in International Relations written by P. Baehr and published by Springer. This book was released on 2009-04-28 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Human rights play a crucial role in today's international relations. They provide standards to which states must conform when dealing with their own citizens. Non-governmental human rights organizations remind states of their obligations in that field. Without this, human rights would have drifted to the bottom of the international agenda.
Download or read book Using Human Rights to Change Tradition written by Corinne A. A. Packer and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2002 with total page 275 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 7 Closing the Circle
Download or read book Global Good Samaritans written by Alison Brysk and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2009-03-17 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text looks at the reasons why and how some states promote human rights internationally, risking their citizens' lives, considerable portions of their national budgets, and repercussions from opposing states to protect helpless foreigners.
Download or read book Thematic Procedures of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights and International Law written by Jeroen Gutter and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2006 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Human Right to Property written by Theo R. G. van Banning and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2002 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 3 Framework for research
Download or read book Shaping the International Relations of the Netherlands 1815 2000 written by Ruud van Dijk and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2018-02-28 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book seeks to launch a new research agenda for the historiography of Dutch foreign relations during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. It does so in two important ways. First, it broadens the analytical perspective to include a variety of non-state actors beyond politicians and diplomats. Second, it focuses on the transnational connections that shaped the foreign relations of the Netherlands, emphasizing the effects of (post-) colonialism and internationalism. Furthermore, this essay collection highlights not only the key roles played by Dutch actors on the international scene, but also serves as an important point of comparison for the activities of their counterparts in other small states.
Download or read book The UN Secretariat s Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping written by S. Weinlich and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-06-23 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using a unique analytical framework, the UN Secretariat's Influence on the Evolution of Peacekeeping reveals deep insights in the UN's peacekeeping decision-making and shows that even international bureaucracies with limited autonomy can shape international politics.
Download or read book Towards International Personality written by Anna Meijknecht and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2001 with total page 287 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2.3. Dualism and Monism
Download or read book Indonesia at The Crossroads Transformation and Challenges written by Okamoto Masaaki and published by UGM PRESS. This book was released on 2023-09-14 with total page 419 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 1998 Reform has paved ways for the reconfiguration and improvement of Indonesia's institutions to support economic growth. For the last 20 years, however, indonesia is facing the challenges of uncontainable urbanization and rising inequality. During the period 2008-2015, Indonesia's economy grew by more than 4 percent annually, the highest steady rate in Southeast Asia. Indonesia is now transitioning from a lower-middle income country to an upper-middle level one. Meanwhile, Indonesia faces a number of challengesto strengthen its democratic institutions. This book brings together 12 original chapters to discuss the achievements and challenges of Indonesia's transformation after 1998. it exa mines how state institutions and civil society manage the complexities of indonesia's transformations to develop common ground upon which to reach a national consensus.
Download or read book Last Chance for Life written by Daniel Pascoe and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2019-03-19 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of the differences in clemency practice among the Southeast Asian jurisdictions in an inductive search for patterns that explain why some countries in the region make use of clemency far more often than do others.
Download or read book Victim Organisations and the Politics of Reparation written by Heidy Rombouts and published by Intersentia nv. This book was released on 2004 with total page 558 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reparation for victims of gross and systematic human rights violations is a contemporary issue gaining increased attention in both national and international politics. Post-conflict societies have to face the legacies of the dark past and dealing with a large group of victims is one of them. Transitional justice mechanisms trying to cope with the past should not overlook the issue of reparation. This research demonstrates how reparation for victims of gross and systematic human rights violations differs from reparation for isolated violations. The Rwandan case study unveils the role of victim organisations in and the competition and politicisation of the reparation debate. Although reparation for victims is a crucial element in transitional justice, it becomes clear that the way in which the reparation debate unfolds does not necessarily contribute to the peaceful future of a post-conflict society. This study argues that remedying the process and debate of the search for reparation will lead to an improved and more constructive reparation policy. Heidy Rombouts is a legal and social scientist (1997, Master of Laws; 1999, Master in Social and Political Sciences, Catholic University of Leuven). In 2004 she obtained a PhD degree in Social and Political Sciences at the University of Antwerp for her research on victim organisations and the politics of reparation. For several years she has been conducting research on transitional justice, human rights and post-conflict situations, including extensive field research in South Africa and Rwanda.
