Power and Principle: Human Rights Programming in International Organizations

by Joel E. Oestreich

Book Overview

The UN Secretary-General, Kofi Annan, has instructed all UN specialized agencies and other affiliated organizations to consider how their work might advance the cause of human rights around the world. Many of these bodies have taken this call to heart, with a wide range of intergovernmental organizations (IGOs) trying to play a more active role in promoting human welfare.

Power and Principle is a comparative study of how and why IGOs...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589011597
• ISBN13: 9781589011595
• Release Date: June 2007
• Publisher: Georgetown University Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.78 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.6" x 8.4"