"Examining Critical Perspectives on Human Rights sets out a practical and theoretical overview of the future of human rights within the United Kingdom and beyond. A number of internationally renowned scholars respond to David Kennedy's contribution 'The International Human Rights Movement: Still Part of the Problem?' from a range of different perspectives. With its combination of theory and practice of international and domestic human rights at this key juncture in the human rights project, it is relevant to all scholars and practitioners with an interest in human rights"--
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'As an overview on contemporary challenges faced by the human rights movement, the book is well worth a read.' Anna Chadwick, Public Law
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This collection evaluates the crisis of confidence in human rights which underpins understandings of just decision making and liberal democracy.
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1 Examining critical perspectives on human rights: an introduction |
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2 The international human rights regime: still part of the problem? |
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PART II Domestic human rights perspectives |
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3 What is the point of human rights law? |
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4 If you cannot change the rules of the game, adapt to them: United Kingdom responses to the restrictions set by Article 3 ECHR on national security' deportations |
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5 The right to security - securing rights or securitising rights? |
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6 Of fortresses and caltrops: national security and competing models of rights protection |
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PART III International human rights law perspectives |
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7 The rule of law and the role of human rights in contemporary international law |
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8 The construction of the constitutional essentials of democratic politics by the European Court of Human Rights following Sejdic and Finci |
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9 Universal human rights: a challenge too far |
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PART IV Theoretical perspectives on human rights |
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10 The reality and hyper-reality of human rights: public consciousness and the mass media |
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11 Human rights and the struggle for change: a study in self-critical legal thought |
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12 Lawfare and the international human rights movement |
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Rob Dickinson is a Lecturer at Newcastle Law School, where his research focuses on self-determination, rights of minorities and oppression. Elena Katselli Proukaki is a Lecturer at Newcastle Law School, where her research areas focus on state responsibility, human rights violations and armed conflict. Colin Murray is a Lecturer in Law at Newcastle University, where his research interests focus on concepts of allegiance, citizenship and national security. Ole W. Pedersen is a Lecturer at Newcastle Law School, where his research interests focus on environmental law, human rights and public law.
