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This book provides a comprehensive picture of the human rights diplomacy of the sub-Saharan African states, Asian states, Muslim states, the European Union, and the Latin American and Caribbean states. The book is based on the assumption that the religious and cultural norms of all important civilizations/cultures/religions can be reconciled, within certain limits, with the international human rights standards. The book explodes the myth that the UN Human Rights Council has become a platform for a "clash of civilizations".
List of contents
Is the world ready to overcome the thesis of the clash of civilizations?.- From the historical legacy of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights until the comprehensive assessment of the United Nations Human Rights Council.- The internal and external human rights diplomacy of the European Union The economic giant became a decisive international human rights actor?.- The human rights diplomacy of Latin American and Caribbean states in light of the challenges of transitional justice: Coping with the shadows of the past, extreme social differences, and poverty.- Implementing universal human rights standards in and by sub-Saharan African states in the shade of local traditions.- Human rights diplomacy of Asia-Pacific states in the United Nations Human Rights Council in light of the "Asian values debate" and regional human rights initiatives.- Human rights diplomacy of Muslim states at multilateral forums.- The United Nations Human Rights Council: Aplatform for the clash of civilizations or a forum of cross-regional cooperation?.
About the author
Dr. István Lakatos is a carrier diplomat since 1993, a former human rights ambassador. He holds an LLM and a PhD in law and an MA in IR. He served in Geneva at the Hungarian UN Mission and at the Council of Europe Mission to the UN. Presently, he is a Senior Adviser to the Ministry of Justice, Human and Minority Rights of Montenegro.
