Lighting the Torch of Human Rights: The Olympic Games as a Vehicle for Human Rights Reform

Authors

Julie H. Liu

Abstract

The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games provides an opportunity to better China's human rights record through the authority of the International Olympic Committee as a nongovernmental organization and through China's own self-interest in embracing the international spotlight of the Games. The Beijing Games is a chance to utilize the prestige of hosting the Games to transform a nation's human rights record and to set a precedent for human rights worldwide. The use of the Games as a vehicle for human rights reform can effectuate political and social change.

Recommended Citation

Julie H. Liu, Lighting the Torch of Human Rights: The Olympic Games as a Vehicle for Human Rights Reform, 5 Nw. J. Hum. Rts. 213 (2007).
https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/njihr/vol5/iss2/3