NDLI: The West Divided? A Snapshot of Human Rights and Transatlantic Relations at the United Nations

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Author	Heins, Volker Badami, Aditya Markovits, Andrei S.
Copyright Year	2009
Abstract	Based mostly on extensive interviews with diplomats and human rights activists, this article questions the claim advanced by the German philosopher Jürgen Habermas that current transatlantic relations can be described in terms of a “Divided West.” We examine the scope and depth of shared understandings between key actors in the United States, Germany, and Canada with regard to the definition, monitoring, and implementation of international human rights and to the reform of human rights-related mechanisms within the broader context of current UN reforms. While we do find differences between US, German, and Canadian perspectives, we argue that the meaning attributed to these differences by diplomats and nongovernmental organizations does not justify the polarizing discourse of the Divided West. In addition, we argue that this discourse tends to obfuscate other important trends in the human rights world such as the growing assertiveness of non-Western powers.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	16
Page Count	16
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15248879
Journal	Human Rights Review
Volume Number	11
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18746306
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2009-08-21
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Diplomatic culture Habermas Human rights NGOs Transatlantic relations United Nations Political Science Political Philosophy Ethics Philosophy of Law Law Theory/Law Philosophy
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Law

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1	Ministry of Education (GoI), Department of Higher Education	Sanctioning Authority	https://www.education.gov.in/ict-initiatives
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