This introductory article explores the multiple synergies between international practice
theory and diplomatic studies. The timing for this cross-fertilizing exchange could not be …

The Sovereignty of Human Rights advances a legal theory of international human rights that
defines their nature and purpose in relation to the structure and operation of international …

This article uses the concept of international practices to explore the distinctions between
human rights and humanitarianism in the contemporary period and, in turn, uses this …

The world's understanding of the action needed to advance human rights is deeply
structured by the 'respect, protect, and fulfill'framework. But its potential is significantly …

The development of a 'practice turn'in International Relations promises to reconstitute IR
theory around the study of embodied practices. Despite occasional references to Judith …

Institute for Development and Peace, Faculty of the Social Sciences, University of Duisburg-
Essen, GermanyA recent phenomenon in corporate governance discourses is a strong …

The academic literature on the International Criminal Court (ICC) has been burgeoning for
the past fifteen years, since the delegates of 160 states and scores of nongovernmental …

This article examines under what conditions benchmarking and associated measurement
initiatives produced by UN human rights actors could, and should, play a role in promoting …

This article develops a post-Hegelian social and political theory of human rights. To do this,
it moves past two legacies that can be traced back to Hegel's philosophy: his theory of …

What does it mean to have a duty to 'protect'human rights? Neither political philosophy nor
international political practice has furnished a single, uncontested answer to this question. In …