Rosemary June Foot, FBA (born 4 June 1948) is a British international relations scholar and political scientist. She is a Professor of

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and the John Swire Senior research Fellow in International Relations,

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. Her research interests are in the fields of

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and

human rights Human rights are universally recognized Morality, moral principles or Social norm, norms that establish standards of human behavior and are often protected by both Municipal law, national and international laws. These rights are considered ...

, with special reference to the Asia-Pacific. She has been a Fellow of the

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since 1996. Her works include the books ''Order and Justice in International Relations'' (co-edited), and ''Rights Beyond Borders: The Global Community and the Struggle over Human Rights in China''.

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1948 births Living people British non-fiction writers British political scientists Fellows of St Antony's College, Oxford Fellows of the British Academy British international relations scholars British women political scientists {{UK-academic-stub