The Evolution of the International Order and the Future of Human Rights
Preface
At present, global human rights governance stands at a moment of choice.
The international landscape is undergoing the most profound historic transformation since the end of the Second World War. Multipolarization is advancing arduously amid twists and turns; the international human rights system continues to develop and mature; and the importance and urgency of global human rights governance are consistently increasing. Yet local conflicts and turbulence persist unabated, while unilateralism and power politics recklessly trample upon the space for equal development among nations, and unlawful sanctions and technological blockades continue to deepen global divisions. As old and new contradictions erupt in overlapping succession, global human rights governance now faces a difficult choice: to move toward progress or relapse into regression, to choose cooperation or drift toward division, to uphold mutual benefit or descend into confrontation? This concerns not only the survival and development of individuals in a profound sense, but will also determine the future of the global human rights cause.


