| ID | 123398 |
| Title Proper | Location of international practices |
| Other Title Information | what is human rights practice? |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Karp, David Jason |
| Publication | 2013. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article opens up space to challenge state-centrism about human rights practice. To do so, it presents and critically assesses four methods that can be used to determine who and/or what counts as a part of any international practice: the agreement method, which locates a practice by referring to speech acts that define it; the contextual method, which locates a practice by referring to the actions, meanings, and intentions of practitioners; the value method, which locates a practice by identifying a value or principle that the practice reflects or instantiates; and the purpose method, which locates a practice by constructing an account of the sociopolitical reason(s) for a practice's existence. The purpose method, based on an interpretation of Rawls' constructivism, is developed, in a way that focuses on practitioners' judgement-based reasons to assign responsibility for human rights to any state or non-state actor. |
| `In' analytical Note | Review of International Studies Vol. 39, No.4; Oct 2013: p.969-992 |
| Journal Source | Review of International Studies Vol. 39, No.4; Oct 2013: p.969-992 |
| Key Words | International Practices ; Human Rights ; Socio-Political ; Agreement Method ; Contextual Method ; Value Method ; Human Rights - Practice |