In the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last month, thousands of its countrymen are reversing a trend that has dominated life in developing third world countries for decades—they ...

A human rights-based approach is a conceptual framework for the process of human development that is normatively based on international human rights standards and operationally directed to promoting ...

A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ensure governments are held to account for safeguarding marine ecosystems. A human rights-based approach to coral reef protection could ...

Democratic backsliding, shifting geopolitics and competing priorities have made it harder for Europeans to promote human rights in the Middle East and North Africa. Yet the stability and prosperity of ...

Joel E. Oestreich is a professor of Politics and Global Studies at Drexel University, specializing in International Relations. His primary areas of research include international organizations, ...