Human Rights and Global Democracy

Ethics and International Affairs 22 (4):395-420 (2008)
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This essay argues that human rights are a necessary condition for global democracy. Human rights constrain power, enable meaningful political agency, and support and promote democratic regimes within states, all of which are fundamental elements in any scheme for global democracy.

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10.1111/j.1747-7093.2008.00177.x

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