Globalism

By Anthea Rose Abstract Since the fall of the Soviet Union to the Ukrainian crisis, the world order has been characterized as a unipolar one, wherein the United States monopolized power. A facet of world order acutely affected by this monopoly of administering justice and world dominance is within human rights practices–– a primary interest of this paper. As unipolarity becomes stretched thin, challenged in a geopolitical context by newly empowered contestants asserting individuality from international hegemonic structures, it is necessary to consider the protection and violation of  ‘universal’ human rights and their implementation in a multiplicity of spheres–– including international enforcement, domestic monitoring, and the continuing effects of historical human rights abuses within enacted systems. The redistribution of world powers demands an expansion of the conceptualization of human rights to better define and safeguard rights protections in a transformed political landscape of the international and domestic hemisphere. This paper examines the interconnectedness of world polarity- its impact on human rights abuses, the geopolitical climate and its responsiveness to competing states. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this essay will demonstrate the potential of multipolarity in lessening human rights abuses. ________________ Keywords: human rights, multipolarity, unipolarity, social rights, globalism   _____________ Defining Human Rights Traditional Approaches to Human Rights As both paradigm and practice, human rights are implemented within a delicate definition of their purpose and protections. Human rights are indicative of the relationship between an individual and the state, determining patterns of governance and punishment. Human rights can be loosely defined as Read more