Articles with "rights law" as a keyword



Addressing the Challenges of Applying Human Rights Law at Sea

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Published in 2025 at "International and Comparative Law Quarterly"

DOI: 10.1017/s0020589325101085

Abstract: Abstract It is now generally accepted that human rights law applies at sea, yet uncertainty remains as to how it operates within the maritime domain. The United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea… read more here.

Keywords: human rights; law sea; rights law; law ... See more keywords
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Federalism and the Challenge of Applying International Human Rights Law Against Child Marriage in Africa

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Published in 2017 at "Journal of African Law"

DOI: 10.1017/s0021855317000195

Abstract: Abstract Federalism presents a dilemma for the implementation of international human rights law in those African states that operate federal constitutions. Central governments in these states enjoy international legal personality, make treaties and represent their… read more here.

Keywords: law; child marriage; federalism; human rights ... See more keywords
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Saving Hasankeyf: Limits and Possibilities of International Human Rights Law

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Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Cultural Property"

DOI: 10.1017/s0940739118000036

Abstract: Abstract: This article explores the limits and possibilities of international human rights law in protecting cultural heritage from state-led destruction. It does so by focusing on two attempts by activists and non-governmental organizations to have… read more here.

Keywords: possibilities international; heritage; limits possibilities; human rights ... See more keywords

Organizing Rebellion: Non-State Armed Groups under International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law, and International Criminal Law Tilman Rodenhauser *

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Published in 2019 at "International Review of the Red Cross"

DOI: 10.1017/s1816383119000493

Abstract: Organizing Rebellion: Non-State Armed Groups under International Humanitarian Law, Human Rights Law, and International Criminal Lawmakes a key contribution to the scholarship addressing modern situations of conflict and acute crisis. It traces the evolution of… read more here.

Keywords: law; rights law; human rights; international humanitarian ... See more keywords

International human rights law in content moderation and the risks of ‘misdiagnosing’ its limits

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Published in 2025 at "Transnational Legal Theory"

DOI: 10.1080/20414005.2025.2576408

Abstract: ABSTRACT International human rights law (IHRL) has emerged as a dominant discursive framework for articulating and addressing issues raised by digital platforms. Despite its potential to offer a global language to articulate and address the… read more here.

Keywords: human rights; international human; content moderation; rights law ... See more keywords
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Human Rights Universalism in Practice: What the Iranian Women’s Rights Movement Can Teach Us

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Published in 2020 at "Human Rights Law Review"

DOI: 10.1093/hrlr/ngaa025

Abstract: Does practice demonstrate the legitimacy of international human rights law? This article explores this question via a case study of the women’s rights movement in Iran. Current human rights sceptics question the system’s legitimacy because… read more here.

Keywords: women rights; rights movement; rights universalism; human rights ... See more keywords

Sex and Gender in International Human Rights Law through the Prism of the ‘Women’ Category in Recent Case Law

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Published in 2024 at "Human Rights Law Review"

DOI: 10.1093/hrlr/ngae012

Abstract: This article problematises the current understanding of sex and gender in international human rights law, especially as it manifests itself in its treatment of the ‘women’ category. The problematic nature of the current state of… read more here.

Keywords: human rights; international human; sex gender; case ... See more keywords

The Discursive Evolution of Human Rights Law: Empirical Insights from a Computational Analysis of 180,000 UN Recommendations

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Published in 2024 at "Human Rights Law Review"

DOI: 10.1093/hrlr/ngae021

Abstract: Building on an independent database of 180,000 UN recommendations and a novel computational method, we present the most comprehensive study of human rights (HR) debates to date. We develop a unique empirical model that measures… read more here.

Keywords: human rights; 180 000; analysis; 000 recommendations ... See more keywords
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The role of international human rights law in South Korean constitutional court practice: An empirical study of decisions from 1988 to 2015

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Published in 2018 at "International Journal of Constitutional Law"

DOI: 10.1093/icon/moy026

Abstract: While both international human rights law and constitutional law protect fundamental rights of individuals, it remains a question to what extent and for what purpose constitutional justice uses IHR instruments. This article offers empirical research… read more here.

Keywords: ihr instruments; law; role; human rights ... See more keywords

De-Growth and Sustainable Development: Rethinking Human Rights Law and Poverty Alleviation

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Published in 2018 at "Law and Development Review"

DOI: 10.1515/ldr-2018-0033

Abstract: Abstract In strong definitions, sustainable development has been argued to imply the prevalence of the environmental dimension over the economic one. The prioritization of the environmental (planet) and (arguably also the) social (people) pillar over… read more here.

Keywords: human rights; development; growth; economics ... See more keywords

Implications of the Contradiction in the Definition of Children Between the Child Protection Law and the Human Rights Law in the Juvenile Justice Process

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Published in 2025 at "International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice"

DOI: 10.62951/ijlcj.v2i1.489

Abstract: This research aims to analyze the differences in the definition of a child's age in the Child Protection Law and the Human Rights Law and how this affects the handling of juvenile cases, as well… read more here.

Keywords: protection; child; human rights; rights law ... See more keywords