Overview

Contrary to how it is often portrayed, the concept of human rights is not homogeneous. Instead it appears fragmented, differing in scope, focus, legal force and level of governance. Using the lens of key case studies, this insightful book contemplates human rights integration and fragmentation from the perspective of its users. The fragmentation of human rights law has resulted in an uncoordinated legal architecture that can create obstacles for effective human rights protection. Against this background, expert contributors examine how to make sense - in both theoretical and practical terms - of these multiple layers of human rights law through which human rights users have to navigate. They consider whether there is a need for more integration and the potential ways in which this might be achieved. The research presented illustrates the pivotal role that users play in shaping, implementing, interpreting and further developing human rights law. Offering an innovative perspective to the debate, this book will appeal to both students and academics interested in human rights and the methodological approaches that can be used in furthering its research. Practitioners and policy makers will also benefit from the forward thinking insights into how an integrated approach to human rights could look. Contributors include: E. Brems, E. Bribosia, P. De Hert, E. Desmet, E.K. Dorneles de Andrade, M. Holvoet, D. Inman, B. Oomen, S. Ouald-Chaib, I. Rorive, S. Smis, O. Van der Noot, S. Van Drooghenbroeck

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Author:   Eva Brems ,  Saïla Ouald-Chaib
Publisher:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Imprint:   Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.70cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.472kg
ISBN:  

9781788113915

ISBN 10:   1788113918
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   26 October 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction Saïla Ouald-Chaib 1. Methodologies to study human rights law as an integrated whole from a users’ perspective: lessons learnt Ellen Desmet 2. Understanding International Criminal Law from a Users’ Perspective: Pluralism Due to Contestation, Integration through Collaboration Mathias Holvoet and Paul De Hert 3. Fragmentation, Harmonization and the Users’ Perspective: The Munduruku Peoples’ View on Land and the Developing Standards on Indigenous Peoples’ Land Rights Derek Inman, Stefaan Smis and Edson ‘Krenak’ Dorneles de Andrade 4. Fragmentation/Integration of human rights law - a users’ perspective on the CRPD Barbara Oomen 5. Human Rights Integration in action: making equality law work for trans people in Belgium Emmanuelle Bribosia and Isabelle Rorive 6. Between assimilation and exclusion: is there room for an ‘integrated’ approach towards constitutional and international protection of human rights? Sébastien Van Drooghenbroeck and Olivier Van der Noot 7. Smart Human Rights Integration Eva Brems Index

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`This book presents a thorough and inspiring analysis of the current trend towards fragmentation in the domain of human rights. There is a serious risk that fragmentation will lead to a race to the bottom in terms of human rights protection. In addition to the excellence of the individual contributions, on issues that range from specialisation to contextualisation of human rights law, and from human rights experimentation to strategic choice in human rights litigation, this book comes at the right time. It is a must read.' -- Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque, European Court of Human Rights and Catholic University, Portugal

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Edited by Eva Brems, Professor and Saïla Ouald-Chaib, Post Doctoral Researcher, Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, Belgium

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