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The Local Relevance of Human Rights

Christiane Timmerman editor Stephan Parmentier editor Koen De Feyter editor George Ulrich editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:8th Sep '11

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To what extent is the global human rights regime able to provide protection against abuses at the local level?

Taking a fresh approach to the universality of human rights, this collection of essays focuses on explanations of why the divergence between theory and practice occurs, starting from the perspective of those people who try to invoke global norms at the local level.Do human rights offer real protection when disadvantaged groups invoke them at the local level in an attempt to improve their living conditions? If so, how can we make sure that the experiences of those invoking human rights at the local level have an impact on the further development of human rights (at national and other levels) so that the local relevance of human rights increases? Since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) on 10 December 1948, numerous international documents have reaffirmed human rights as global norms. This book examines what factors determine whether appeals to human rights that emanate from the local level are successful, and whether the UDHR adequately responds to threats as currently defined by relevant groups or whether a revision of some of the ideas included in the UDHR is needed in order to increase its contemporary relevance.

ISBN: 9781107009561

Dimensions: 235mm x 158mm x 23mm

Weight: 770g

408 pages