Human Rights in the 21st Century

1. Introduction
Michael Goodhart, Anja Mihr

Part I. Perspectives

2. International Human Rights Since 9/11: More Continuity Than Change
Jack Donnelly

3. Why Human Rights Will Prevail in the War on Terror
Morton Winston

4. The War on Terror through a Feminist Lens
Julie Mertus, Tazreena Sajjad

Part II. Human Rights Discourses

5. Reverting to Form: American Exceptionalism and International Human Rights
Michael Goodhart

6. Continuity and Change in the Russian Federation’s Human Rights Policies in the Fight against Terror
Lauri Mälksoo

Part III. Change? Transatlantic Responses to 9/11

7. The High Price of American Exceptionalism: Comparing Torture by the United States and Europe after 9/11
Jamie Mayerfeld

8. Europe’s Human Rights Regime after 9/11: Human Rights versus Terrorism
Anja Mihr

9. Terror Blacklists on Trial: Smart Sanctions Challenged by Human Rights
Patricia Schneider

10. Human Rights and Counterterrorism: The Case of the Netherlands
Peter R. Baehr

11. Caught in the Storm: Middle Powers as Barometers for the West’s Changing Attitude toward Security and Human Rights after 9/11
Yan St. Pierre

Part IV. Continuity? Global Trends

12. Transnational NGOs and Human Rights in a Post-9/11 World
Hans Peter Schmitz

13. Disaggregating the Effects of 9/11 on NGOs
Lena Barrett

14. Business As a New Actor in the Human Rights Regime
Brigitte Hamm

15. Conclusion
Michael Goodhart, Anja Mihr

Keywords: Social Sciences, Social Justice, Equality and Human Rights, International Relations, Development Policy, Comparative Politics, Human Rights, Development Studies