US Human Rights Conduct and International Legitimacy: The Constrained Hegemony of George W. Bush

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Abstract

Did the Bush administration fundamentally harm the international human rights system through its rejection of human rights norms? This is the central question explored within US Human Rights Conduct and International Legitimacy, which analyses the practices of legitimacy between the Bush administration, states, and international organizations in cases of torture, habeas corpus, and rendition. Vincent Keating argues that despite the material power of the United States, there is little evidence that the Bush administration gravely damaged international norms on torture and habeas corpus as few nations have followed in America's footsteps, and that the Bush administration's deviation from international norms has served to reaffirm worldwide commitment to human rights.
Original languageEnglish
Place of PublicationNew York
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan
Number of pages252
ISBN (Print)9781137363213
ISBN (Electronic)9781137358028
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 5. Feb 2014

Keywords

  • Bush administration
  • torture
  • habeas corpus
  • extraordinary rendition
  • human rights
  • legitimacy
  • international society

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