Human rights and humanitarian diplomacy

Negotiating for human rights protection and humanitarian access

By (author) Kelly-Kate Pease

Publication date:

18 May 2016

Length of book:

232 pages

Publisher

Manchester University Press

Dimensions:

234x156mm

ISBN-13: 9781784993290

Human rights and humanitarian diplomacy provides an up to date and accessible overview of the field, and serves as a practical guide to those seeking to engage in human rights work. Pease argues that while human rights are internationally recognised, important disagreements exist on definition, priority and implementation. With the help of human rights diplomacy, these differences can be bridged, and a new generation of human rights professionals will build better relationships.

Acknowledgements
1. Introduction to human rights and humanitarian diplomacy
2. The centrality of the state
3. Inside the black box
4. The United Nations and multilateral diplomacy
5. IGO diplomacy and the International Civil Service
6. NGO diplomacy
7. The human rights and humanitarian professional
Conclusion
Bibliography
Appendix A: Statement of ethical commitments of human rights
professionals
Index

‘Kelly-Kate Pease spells out with passion yet precision why controversy will continue to surround negotiations, but she also indicates how to make a difference in the next decade.’

Thomas G. Weiss, Presidential Professor of Political Science, The Graduate Center, CUNY, USA