Külügyi Szemle - A Magyar Külügyi Intézet folyóirata - 2014 (13. évfolyam)
2014 / 1. szám - NÉMETORSZÁG NEMZETKÖZI FELELŐSSÉGVÁLLALÁSA - Tóth Terézia Erika: Az emberi jogok nemzetközi védelme Németország külpolitikájában
Tóth Terézia Erika 71 Jörg Lau: „Das bißchen Unterdrückung. Genscher, Mißfelder und der regierungsnahe Thinktank DGAP - Deutschlands Außenpolitiker arrangieren sich mit Diktatoren und Halbdemokraten". Die Zeit, No. 9. (2013). Elektronikus változat: http://www.zeit.de/2013/09/Aussenpolitik-Werte- Diktatoren . 2013. február 21. 72 Marianne Heuwagen: „Was lange währt, wird noch nicht gut. Warum das Jubiläum der Menschenrechte kein Grund zum Feiern is". Internationale Politik, (2008. december). 73 Wolfgang S. Heinz: Terrorismusbekämpfung und Menschenrechtsschutz in Europa, Exemplarische Fragestellungen 2005/2006. Berlin: Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, 2007. 74 Andrea Kämpf - Anna Würth: „Mehr Menschenrechte in die Entwicklungspolitik!" Deutsches Institut für Menschenrechte, Policy Paper, No. 15. (2010). Résumé The International Protection of Human Rights in Germany's Foreign Policy For the Germans, the international protection of human rights is a moral responsibility ensuing from the national past, from the national identity, and it is also a duty fixed by the constitution. After World War II, the West German foreign policy was fundamentally determined by the sense of guilt and the consequent self-limitation. Germany defined itself as a civil power: instead of the military option, it committed itself to a peaceful and multilateral resolution of conflicts, and chose the means of the "check diplomacy". Germany also plays an active role in the international protection of human rights. The German human rights approach places human dignity at its centre and it proclaims the universality of human rights. The German foreign policy maintains that international intervention is needed in case of systematic and serious human rights violations, but it considers the military option as the last resort. In human rights issues, Germany undertakes even confrontation with the United States. The German human rights policy is criticised for inconsistency, using double standards in its bilateral relations and placing national interests before values. The grand coalition, which came into office in late 2013, promises that German international engagement will increase, which anticipates a stronger German foreign policy also in the field of the protection of human rights, as well as more pragmatic one in relation to "difficult partners". 110 Külügyi Szemle
