The logic of consistency and the rise of human rights institutions: CIS Book Manuscript Workshop

The aim of the workshop is to discuss Gjovalin Macaj’s book manuscript ‘The logic of consistency and the rise of human rights institutions’, which explores why states have created institutions to hold themselves accountable for human rights obligations they cannot comply with. The book identifies and connects traces of political action in support of and opposition to international scrutiny of human rights over the last hundred years, building on in-depth cases studies and primary sources.

The IR thought of Claudia Jones: Prof Patricia Owens

Claudia Jones was a Trinidad-born journalist and activist. A prominent feminist and communist, her best-known writing is "An End to the Neglect of the Problems of the Negro Woman!", which reflects what would come to be known as intersectional analysis. She was deported from the United States, where she had living since she was a child, in 1955 for her political activities. She moved to Britain, where she started the UK's first major black newspaper, West Indian Gazette, in 1958. This was a major contributor to the rise of consciousness within the
Subscribe to