Economic Diplomacy and Human Rights: In search of a Democratic Framework

Current challenges of economic diplomacy make even more urgent the need for strong human rights legislation, involving not only democratically elected governments but also non-state actors such as civil society, local authorities (mega cities outnumber many countries), businesses, and universities. The paper focuses on three problems delicate relationship with protection rights: – new shift in commercial power from Northwestern developed countries to Southeastern emerging economies serious deficits functioning democratic institutions, a rapidly middle class, ambitions change (in positive or negative direction), “energy security”, Russian military intervention Ukraine, revealed, sanctions, since poor design implementation sanctions policies often mean that they fall short their desired effects, endangering rights. How, then, could exercise modern (promoting exports investment abroad, attracting FDIs, aid trade negotiations, strengthening other society actors), helps protect be an opportunity high strategic scope great social value? Applying rights’ evaluation criteria diplomacy, help policy experience technology, should concern societies democracies. research results can taken into consideration by policymakers create appropriate framework shaped European values respect