The institutional expansion of human rights, 1863–2003: A comprehensive dataset of international instruments

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dc.contributor.authorElliott, Michael A.
dc.contributor.departmentTowson University. Department of Anthropology, Sociology & Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-10-08T16:08:29Z
dc.date.available2021-10-08T16:08:29Z
dc.date.issued2011-07-28
dc.description.abstractThis article summarizes the results of a recently completed, comprehensive coding of 779 human rights instruments from 1863 to 2003. As such, it offers an extensive portrayal of how, and to what degree, this powerful doctrine has been formally institutionalized over time. Following a brief overview of the data collection process, selected results from this study are presented that highlight how many human rights instruments have been drafted, what kind of violations have been most prominent, the number of rights that have been specified over time, and the ultimate aspirations that are linked to the realization of human rights. Next, potential applications of this dataset are discussed regarding both human rights and peace research scholarship. Specifically, the results shed new light on the historical development of human rights by highlighting key periods of instrument growth in the late 19th century, the interwar years, and the post-World War II period. In addition, the data can effectively augment recent quantitative studies that measure the effect of treaty ratification on internal state violence by helping to generate more extensive ratification information, develop better measures of state compliance, and construct new measures that assess how human rights principles get translated into national practice and potentially mitigate state violence over time.en_US
dc.description.urihttps://doi.org/10.1177/0022343311406956en_US
dc.format.extent12 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/m2gjnk-ie0g
dc.identifier.citationElliott, Michael A. 2011. "The institutional expansion of human rights, 1863–2003: A comprehensive dataset of international instruments." Journal of Peace Research 48(4). Retrieved October 8, 2021 (https://doi.org/10.1177/0022343311406956)en_US
dc.identifier.issn0022-3433
dc.identifier.issn1460-3578
dc.identifier.uri10.1177/0022343311406956
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/23070
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherSage Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJournal of Peace Research;volume 48, issue 4
dc.subjectGlobalizationen_US
dc.subjectHuman rightsen_US
dc.subjectInternational instrumentsen_US
dc.titleThe institutional expansion of human rights, 1863–2003: A comprehensive dataset of international instrumentsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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