Human rights play a crucial role in today's international relations. They provide standards to which states must conform when dealing with their own citizens. Non-governmental human rights organizations remind states of their obligations in that field. Without this, human rights would have drifted to the bottom of the international agenda.

Autorentext
PETER R. BAEHR is Honorary Professor of Human Rights and a former Director of the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, The Netherlands.

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Preface List of Abbreviations Introduction Legitimacy Independence The United Nations The Promotion of Human Rights: Standard-Setting The Protection of Human Rights Non-Governmental Entities Conclusions Appendices Notes List of Interviewed Persons Bibliography Index