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The United Nations and Human Rights, 1945-1985
David P. Forsythe analyzes the changes that have occurred on the subject of human rights at the United Nations during the past forty years. He contends that the UN record is not as negative as some U.S. officials have suggested, and he stresses the long-term socializing and legitimizing roles of the UN on the subject of human rights.
War and Genocide: Organized Killing in a Modern Society, Martin Shaw Reviewed by David P. Forsythe
Development Aid and Human Rights, Katarina Tomasevski Reviewed by David P. Forsythe
Human Rights in U.S. Foreign Policy: Retrospect and Prospect, David P. Forsythe
The First Fifty Years: The Secretary-General in World Politics 1920-1970, Arthur W. Rovine Reviewed by David P. Forsythe
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