Climate Change Mitigation as an Obligation Under Human Rights Treaties?
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DOI: 10.1017/ajil.2021.9
Abstract: Abstract Judges and scholars have interpreted human rights treaties as obligating states to mitigate climate change by limiting their greenhouse gas emissions, an argument instrumental to the development of climate litigation. This Article questions the… read more here.
Keywords: rights treaties; climate change; human rights; mitigation ... See more keywords
‘Reserved Ratification’: An Analysis of States’ Entry of Reservations Upon Ratification of Human Rights Treaties
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DOI: 10.1017/s0007123417000631
Abstract: Governing elites often ratify human rights treaties, even when their policies do not align with those treaties’ obligations. This article argues that this can be explained by the fact that executives anticipate the potential challenges… read more here.
Keywords: different types; analysis; ratification; types reservations ... See more keywords
Social Power and the Politics of Reservations and Objections in Human Rights Treaties
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DOI: 10.1093/isq/sqab054
Abstract: States often file reservations to human rights treaties with the goal of reducing their legal commitments under the treaty. Other states within the treaty have the right to declare objections in response to states making… read more here.
Keywords: power politics; social power; power; politics reservations ... See more keywords