@article { , title = {The place of human rights in the foreign policy of Cameron's Conservatives: Sceptics or enthusiasts?}, abstract = {The purpose of this article is to explain the place of human rights in the foreign policy thinking of David Cameron’s Conservatives (2005–2016). The article asks three interrelated questions: First, what role has human rights come to acquire in international political discourse? Second, did the Conservative Party’s view on the place of human rights result in a change to their approach to foreign policy on humanitarian intervention? Third, to what extent was there a tension between increasing scepticism towards the Human Rights Act and the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and the Conservative Party’s approach to foreign policy? The authors employ a mixed methodological approach which combines hermeneutic textual analysis of speeches from leading Conservatives with semi-structured, elite interview material from four former Conservative Foreign Secretaries}, doi = {10.1177/1369148118819066}, eissn = {1467-856X}, issn = {1369-1481}, issue = {1}, journal = {British Journal of Politics and International Relations}, note = {F o r R e v i e w O n l y The Place of Human Rights in the Foreign Policy of Cameron's Conservatives: Sceptics or Enthusiasts? Journal: The British Journal of Politics and International Relations Manuscript ID BJPIR-1243.R3 Manuscript Type: Original Article Keywords: Conservative Party, David Cameron, Foreign Policy, Human Rights, ECHR, Humanitarian Intervention The British Journal of Politics and International Relations F o r R e v i e w O n l y Introduction 1}, pages = {116-131}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {SAGE Publications}, url = {https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/1111149}, volume = {21}, keyword = {Centre for British Politics, Conservative party, David Cameron, ECHR, Foreign policy, Human rights, Humanitarian intervention}, year = {2019}, author = {Beech, Matt and Munce, Peter} }