Principled engagement: negotiating human rights in repressive states

The 60 plus years that have passed since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights have seen the emergence of a rich literature on the meaning and foundations of human rights, the growth of the international human rights regime, and the causes of human rights violations.

Yet, the actual impact of international human rights policies remains greatly understudied.

This book targets this niche in the literature on human rights, both in terms of the general question it raises - how better to promote human rights, and its specific focus on principled engagement in repressive states.