Federalism and the Challenge of Applying International Human Rights Law Against Child Marriage in Africa
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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
Saving Hasankeyf: Limits and Possibilities of International Human Rights Law
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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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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
Human Rights Universalism in Practice: What the Iranian Women’s Rights Movement Can Teach Us
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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
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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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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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