Title Between principle and practice : human rights in north-south relations / David Gillies

Published Montreal ; Buffalo : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1996

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Description 1 online resource (xv, 339 pages) : illustrations Contents Contents -- Tables and Figures -- Abbreviations -- Preface -- PART ONE: THEORY -- 1 Human Rights and Foreign Policy -- 2 Frameworks for Human Rights Analysis -- PART TWO: PRACTICE -- 3 Dutch Aid to Suriname, 1975-1990: The Litmus Test for Political Conditionality -- 4 The Philippines: Foreign Aid and Human Rights in an Uncertain Democracy -- 5 Principled Intervention: Norway, Canada, and the Sri Lankan Conflict -- 6 Riding the Tiger: Western Responses to Tiananmen Square -- 7 Defending Rights in East Timor: Canadian and Dutch Relations with Indonesia PART THREE: POLICIES8 Between Discretion and Participation: Institutional Frameworks for Human Rights Policy -- 9 Between Principle and Practice: Ends and Means of Human Rights Statecraft -- 10 Between Ethics and Interests: Human Rights in North-South Relations -- Notes -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- M -- N -- O -- P -- S -- U -- W Summary "Between Principle and Practice examines the human rights diplomacy of three prosperous industrial democracies with international reputations for protesting human rights abuses - Canada, the Netherlands, and Norway. David Gillies reveals that even these countries were seldom prepared to sacrifice short-run economic or political interests in order to protest gross and systematic human rights abuses beyond their borders." "Based on case studies of five Third World countries (Sri Lanka, the Philippines, China, Indonesia, and Suriname), Gillies explores the extent to which principles were followed in practice and shows that consistent, coordinated, and principled action is elusive even for countries that have a reputation for internationalism. He highlights the growing rift between the North Atlantic democracies and emerging Asian economic powers, the effectiveness of using aid sanctions to defend human rights, and the vicissitudes of human rights programming in emerging democracies." "On a theoretical level, Gillies examines the explanatory power of political realism and the scope available for ethical conduct in a world of states. Linking policy assertiveness with perceived costs to other national interests, he constructs a framework for analysing policy actions and applies it to his various case studies. He concludes that when it comes to human rights, the gap between principle and practice is still far too wide."--Jacket Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-336) and index Notes Print version record Subject Human rights -- Asia -- Case studies Human rights -- Developing countries -- Case studies International relations. Human rights. Human Rights international relations. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Government -- International. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- International Relations -- General. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Human Rights. International relations Human rights Diplomatic relations Entwicklungspolitik Menschenrecht Nord-Süd-Konflikt Mensenrechten. Noord-Zuidverhouding. Buitenlandse politiek. SUBJECT Netherlands -- Foreign relations -- 1948- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85090995 Norway -- Foreign relations -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85092648 Canada -- Foreign relations -- 1945- Subject Asia Developing countries Netherlands Norway Genre/Form Electronic books Case studies Form Electronic book ISBN 9780773566033 0773566031

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