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Author Korey, William, 1922-2009.

Title NGOs and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights : a curious grapevine / William Korey.

Publication Info. New York : Palgrave, 2001.
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 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  323 K84N    Check Shelf
Edition 1st Palgrave ed.
Description xi, 638 pages ; 21 cm
Contents 1. Genesis: NGOs and the UN Charter -- 2. The "curious grapevine": NGO rights and limitations -- 3. Silencing the NGOs at the UN -- 4. "Honored guests": NGOs in the struggle against apartheid -- 5. The NGO "prototype": the Anti-Slavery Society -- 6. An NGO shifts its focus: the "pioneer" International League for Human Rights -- 7. "To light a candle": Amnesty International and the "prisoners of conscience" -- 8. "A call for U.S. leadership": Congress, the struggle for human rights and the NGO factor -- 9. Overcoming "lingering brickeritis": the struggle for Genocide Treaty ratification -- 10. "Heroic reformers": NGOs and the Helsinki process -- 11. "The fuel and the lubricant": NGOs and the revolution in UN human rights implementation machinery -- 12. A "rare, defining moment": Vienna, 1993 -- 13. Genocide and accountability: response of the NGO community -- 14. Overcoming the crisis of growth: Human Rights Watch spans the globe -- 15. The "diplomatic approach" vs. the "human rights approach": the High Commissioner of Human Rights, and the Blaustein Institute -- 16. "Unchartered terrain": minority rights, ethnic tensions and conflict prevention -- 17. The "unexplored continent" of physician involvement in human rights -- 18. Mrs. Roosevelt's NGO takes on new dimensions: Freedom House's changing priorities -- 19. "Asian vaules" vs. the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 20. Lobbying for the rule of law -- 21. Recapturing the spirit of Nuremberg.
Note Originally published: New York : St. Martin's Press, 1998.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [597]-626) and index.
Subject Human rights.
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Non-governmental organizations.
Niet-gouvernementele organisaties.
Verenigde Naties.
Mensenrechten.
Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens.
Nichtstaatliche Organisation.
Menschenrecht.
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly) (OCoLC)fst01356219
Human rights. (OCoLC)fst00963285
Non-governmental organizations. (OCoLC)fst01038524
ISBN 031223886X (paperback)
9780312238865 (paperback)
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