Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences 2015
DOI: 10.1002/9781118900772.etrds0385
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Why Do Governments Abuse Human Rights?

Abstract: Because the abuse of human beings is abhorrent, we normatively expect governments to respect those rights. However, throughout human history, abuse of human begins has been the norm. Governments abuse rights because doing so helps leaders exercise, expand, or retain their power. Normatively, this is troubling. Yet, as a positive matter, it should not be surprising. We begin the essay explaining why this is so, and then turn to the question that broadly captures the research agendas of those studying the topic … Show more

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“…Much of the scholarship on institutions and repression concerns constraining Leviathan (Moore and Welch 2015). However, by thinking through the importance of institutional design, we have highlighted a way in which Leviathan’s chains are loosened.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…Much of the scholarship on institutions and repression concerns constraining Leviathan (Moore and Welch 2015). However, by thinking through the importance of institutional design, we have highlighted a way in which Leviathan’s chains are loosened.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…7.For reviews of the literature see Davenport (2007a) and Moore and Welch (2015). For a comprehensive empirical evaluation, see Hill and Jones (2014).…”
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confidence: 99%
“…In addition, non-state militia groups were responsible for killing and injuring hundreds of civilians in the West Darfur region (Qiblawi, Goodwin, Elbagir & Alkhaldi, 2023). Moore and Welch (2015) argue that the violation of human rights in Sudan and other African countries is often linked to a desire for power. They argue that many African leaders engage in corrupt practices, such as plundering, defrauding, embezzling, and mismanaging their country's natural and human resources with impunity (Fagbadebo & Dorasamy, 2021).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%