South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council

The Fate of the Liberal Order

Eduard Jordaan

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Routledge
30 June 2021

Liberalism & centre democratic ideologies; United Nations & UN agencies; Human rights; International human rights law

Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics

This book provides a detailed analysis of South Africa’s actions on the UN Human Rights Council, examining the country’s positions on civil and political rights, economic rights and development, social groups whose rights are frequently violated, and abuses in specific countries.

The most detailed and comprehensive study of any country’s record on the UN Human Rights Council to date, this book demonstrates that despite occasional support for human rights, South Africa’s overall record ranged from opposing to failing to support human rights. This is compounded by an anti-Western or ‘anti-imperial’ edge to South Africa’s positions on the UNHRC. Using South Africa as a study case of a liberal country consistently behaving illiberally, this book therefore challenges the widespread belief in international relations theory, typically found in liberal and constructivist thought, that there is an alignment of domestic political society and foreign policy values.

Addressing ongoing debates since the presidency of Nelson Mandela about the place of human rights in South Africa’s foreign policy, South Africa and the UN Human Rights Council will be useful to students and scholars of international relations, human rights, international law, and African politics.

By: Eduard Jordaan
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 308g
ISBN: 9781032089454
ISBN 10: 1032089458
Series: Routledge Advances in International Relations and Global Politics
Pages: 208
Publication Date: 30 June 2021
Audience: College/higher education , Primary , A / AS level
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eduard Jordaan is Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political and International Studies at Rhodes University, South Africa. His research focuses on human rights and the liberal international order.