Mobilizing for Human Rights

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Mobilizing for Human Rights is written by Beth A. Simmons and published by Cambridge University Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 113948348X (ISBN 10) and 9781139483483 (ISBN 13).

This volume argues that international human rights law has made a positive contribution to the realization of human rights in much of the world. Although governments sometimes ratify human rights treaties, gambling that they will experience little pressure to comply with them, this is not typically the case. Focusing on rights stakeholders rather than the United Nations or state pressure, Beth Simmons demonstrates through a combination of statistical analyses and case studies that the ratification of treaties leads to better rights practices on average. Simmons argues that international human rights law should get more practical and rhetorical support from the international community as a supplement to broader efforts to address conflict, development, and democratization.