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    North–South relations and human rights

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    Author/Creator
    Keethaponcalan, Soosaipillai I
    Date
    2015
    Type of Work
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    Keethaponcalan, S. (2015). North-South relations and human rights. Bandung: Journal of the Global South, 2(1). DOI:10.1186/s40728-014-0001-7
    Subjects
    Sri Lanka
    Human rights
    International relations
    Abstract
    There are apparent differences between the developed North and the economically weak South. The relations between the North and South are marked by dichotomies and in order to deal with the challenges posed by the South, the North choses control and cooperation. The North uses several instruments including economic assistance to achieve its objectives. One of the new tools that is increasingly taken advantage of is human rights. Although there exists a genuine concern about human rights standards in the South, action on these issues almost always depends on national interest of the states in the North. This paradigm is proved true by the present human rights campaign the United States is undertaking against Sri Lanka in the United Nations Human Rights Council. The US and its Western allies believe that serious human rights violations have been committed during the last phase of the war in Sri Lanka. Promoting accountability and insisting on an international investigation, the US has successfully presented three resolutions on Sri Lanka since 2012. This paper argues that the US action is motivated primarily by its national interest. At the secondary level the US is interested in curtailing what is called the Sri Lanka model of conflict resolution and promoting reconciliation.


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    Salisbury University
    Guerrieri Academic Commons
    1101 Camden Ave.
    Salisbury, MD 21801

    www.salisbury.edu

    Contact Information:
    Email: SOAR@salisbury.edu
    Phone: 410.543.6206


    If you wish to submit a copyright complaint or withdrawal request, please email mdsoar-help@umd.edu.