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Author Fuentes Julio, Claudia

Title Human Rights and Conflict Resolution : Bridging the Theoretical and Practical Divide
Published Florence : Taylor and Francis, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (302 pages)
Series Global Institutions
Global institutions series.
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of tables; List of contributors; Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: Human rights and conflict resolution: bridging the gap?; Human rights encounters with conflict resolution in policy and research; Human rights and conflict resolution: key concepts; Productive tensions or insurmountable dilemmas?; About this book; Notes; 1. The transformative potential of human rights in conflict resolution; Clarifying terms; Human rights and violent conflict; Human rights in conflict resolution
Lessons from practice: challengesImplications for practice: opportunities; Conclusion; Notes; 2. The place of human rights in the twenty-first century peace system; International order, rights, and peace; Intervention and the expansion of rights for conflict resolution; The challenges of expanding of rights in the international order; Expanded rights and peacebuilding in a post-liberal peace; Conclusion; Notes; 3. Human rights issues and dilemmas in contemporary peace mediation; The debate: mediation and human rights; Trends in contemporary mediation practice
Entry points for human rights workConclusion; Notes; 4. International human rights institutions and conflict resolution; The (un)reconstructed history of un human rights promotion in/and conflict resolution; From the margins to the center: the turn to rights in â#x80;#x9C;peace and securityâ#x80;#x9D;; Toward humanitarianism: from human rights in conflict to conflict as a human rights situation; Justice versus security: human rights (dilemmas) in conflict resolution; Conclusion; Notes; 5. Regional organization, human rights, and conflict resolution; Regional organizations in regional governance
Regional organizations and human rightsRegional organizations and conflict resolution; Regional organizations, conflict resolution, and human rights: dialogue and tension; Conclusion; Notes; 6. Truth versus/and justice: the case of the Brazilian National Truth Commission; The National Truth Commission in the Brazilian context; The NTC: human rights and conflict resolution; Conclusion; Notes; 7. Human rights non-governmental organizations in conflict transformation; Human rights NGOs in conflict transformation; NGOs in transitional justice and track-two diplomacy
Upholding human rights standardsThe challenges for human rights; Human rights-based conflict transformation; Conclusion; Notes; 8. Engaging armed groups in conflict resolution from a human rights perspective; Definitions; Context for engagement; What is a â#x80;#x9C;human right engagement?â#x80;#x9D;; Strategies for engagement; Conclusion; Notes; 9. Integrating gender into conflict resolution and human rights discourses: rethinking the politics of dialogue in Israel, Palestine, and the North of Ireland; Gender and feminist perspectives in conflict resolution and human rights discourses
History matters: making sense of cross-community womenâ#x80;#x99;s initiatives in settler-colonial societies
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Form Electronic book
Author Drumond, Paula
ISBN 9781315409368
1315409364