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Human rights leagues in Europe (1898-2016), edited by Wolfgang Schmale and Christopher Treiblmayr

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Human rights leagues in Europe (1898-2016)

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edited by Wolfgang Schmale and Christopher Treiblmayr

Historische Mitteilungen. Beihefte / im Auftrage der Ranke-Gesellschaft, Vereinigung für Geschichte, Band 98Geschichte

When the French Ligue des droits de l?homme was founded in 1898, it was the world?s first league for human rights. Over the following decades, human rights leagues were formed in many other countries following its example, and from 1922, they advocated for a universal human rights ideal under the auspices of a shared umbrella organization. The majority of these leagues were forced to interrupt their activities at some point, especially during the National Socialist period. After World War II, many leagues experienced a renaissance. Not least through their cooperation with the United Nations, they significantly contributed to the global acceptance of the very idea of human rights in the second half of the 20th century. The contributors in this volume break new ground: they provide a so-far lacking overview of international research on human rights leagues, synthesizing it and identifying research desiderata. Some of the presented civil society associations, like those in Eastern Europe, have never before been subject to scholarly consideration. --, Provided by publisher

War, peace and human rights : the dilemma of the Ligue des droits de l'homme / William D. Irvine -- The French Ligue des droits de l'omme' s interest in international issues from 1898 to the 1980s : founding and supporting the Federation internationale des droits de I'homme / Gilles Manceron -- The LDH and the Bund Neues Vaterland : . the convergence of two human rights associations, 1914 to 1939 / Emmanuel Naquet -- The reincarnations of the German League for Human Rights in occupied and West Germany / Lora Wildenthal -- The Spanish League of Human Rights / Paul Aubert -- The history and the interventions of the Hellenic League for Human Rights (1918-2016) / Michalis Moraitidis -- The League for the Defence of Human and Civil Rights in interwar Poland (1921-1937) / Izabela Mrzyglód -- The Lega italiana dei diritti dell'uomo (Italian Human Rights League) / Eric Vial -- The Romanian League for Human Rights - a "child of the Comintern"? : (and possible comparison with the Bulgarian League) / Stilyan Deyanov -- The Austrian League for Human Rights and its international relations (1926-1938) / Christopher Treiblmayr -- The history of 20th-century human rights movements in Turkey / Osman İşçi -- The Belgian League for Human Rights : a first outline for future research / David Morelli -- The Luxembourgish League for Human Rights / Paul Fonck -- A brief history of the Swiss League for Human Rights / Doris Leuenberger, Patrick Herzig