Human Rights in the 21st Century

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiv

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2. Introduction

   1. Introduction

      • Michael Goodhart, Anja Mihr

      Pages 1-9

3. Perspectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11

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   2. International Human Rights Since 9/11: More Continuity Than Change

      • Jack Donnelly

      Pages 13-29

   3. Why Human Rights Will Prevail in the War on Terror

      • Morton Winston

      Pages 30-48

   4. The War on Terror through a Feminist Lens

      • Julie Mertus, Tazreena Sajjad

      Pages 49-62

4. Human Rights Discourses

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 63-63

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   2. Reverting to Form: American Exceptionalism and International Human Rights

      • Michael Goodhart

      Pages 65-85

   3. Continuity and Change in the Russian Federation’s Human Rights Policies in the Fight against Terror

      • Lauri Mälksoo

      Pages 86-104

5. Change? Transatlantic Responses to 9/11

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105

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   2. The High Price of American Exceptionalism: Comparing Torture by the United States and Europe after 9/11

      • Jamie Mayerfeld

      Pages 107-130

   3. Europe’s Human Rights Regime after 9/11: Human Rights versus Terrorism

      • Anja Mihr

      Pages 131-149

   4. Terror Blacklists on Trial: Smart Sanctions Challenged by Human Rights

      • Patricia Schneider

      Pages 150-165

   5. Human Rights and Counterterrorism: The Case of the Netherlands

      • Peter R. Baehr

      Pages 166-182

   6. Caught in the Storm: Middle Powers as Barometers for the West’s Changing Attitude toward Security and Human Rights after 9/11

      • Yan St. Pierre

      Pages 183-200

6. Continuity? Global Trends

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 201-201

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   2. Transnational NGOs and Human Rights in a Post-9/11 World

      • Hans Peter Schmitz

      Pages 203-221

   3. Disaggregating the Effects of 9/11 on NGOs

      • Lena Barrett

      Pages 222-236

   4. Business As a New Actor in the Human Rights Regime

      • Brigitte Hamm

      Pages 237-255

7. Conclusion

   1. Conclusion

      • Michael Goodhart, Anja Mihr

      Pages 256-270

This is the first book to offer a systematic analysis of human rights in the 21st century. The chapters, written from diverse methodological perspectives, provide rich and varied insights on vital questions concerning the resiliency, weaknesses, and prospects of human rights today.

• Europe
• human rights
• terrorism
• development policy

'...the articles in this anthology offer insightful perspectives and a dialogue on human rights change and continuity throughout the 21st century...the advantage of the variety in this book is that it offers many different viewpoints and frameworks from which to view contemporary human rights issues, constructing a dynamic, holistic picture of today's world.' -Security and Peace

• University of Pittsburgh, USA

  Michael Goodhart

• University of Utrecht, Netherlands

  Anja Mihr

PETER BAEHR is an Honorary Professor of Human Rights, Utrecht University, The Netherlands. LENA BARRETT is based at the Centre for Applied Human Rights at the University of York, UK. JACK DONNELLY is Professor at Josef Korbel School of International Relations, University of Denver, USA. BRIGITTE HAMM is Senior Research Fellow at the Institute for Development and Peace (INEF) at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany. LAURI MALKSOO is Associate Professor of International Law at the University of Tartu, Estonia. JAMIE MAYERFELD is Associate Professor of Political Science and Adjunct Associate Professor of Law, Societies & Justice at the University of Washington, USA. JULIE MERTUS is Professor and Co-Director of the MA program in Ethics, Peace and Global Affairs at American University, USA. TAZREENA SAJJAD is a doctoral candidate at American University, USA. HANS-PETER SCHMITZ is Associate Professor of Political Science at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, USA. PATRICIA SCHNEIDER is Senior Fellow at the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy at the University of Hamburg, Germany. YAN ST. PIERRE is a PhD student. MORTON WINSTON is Professor of Philosophy and Chairman of the Department of Philosophy and Religion at The College of New Jersey, USA.

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