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This document discusses how internationally recognized human rights have become a new international "standard of civilization". It argues that relations between states have traditionally been based not only on power and interests, but also on shared higher values and cultural bonds. Throughout history, states and peoples were often judged as "civilized" or "barbaric" and treated differently accordingly. The document traces how the 19th century European concept of a "standard of civilization" evolved into th

Author

Gabriel Azevedo

Language

EN