1st Edition

International Law and the Regulation of Protest

Edited By Azadeh Dastyari, Maria O’Sullivan Copyright 2026
248 Pages
by Routledge

248 Pages
by Routledge

This book provides a systematic analysis of the international legal regime governing protest from a human rights law perspective. Through it, readers gain an introduction to the idea of protest and how it is understood and regulated. The first section of this book provides a conceptual and doctrinal introduction to protests. It examines the human right to the freedom of assembly and how it... Read more

1. Introduction: Defining and Contextualising the Right to Protest Under International Human Rights Law, Azadeh Dastyari and Maria O’Sullivan Part 1: Conceptual Background to the Right to Protest 2. The Right to Protest Under International Human Rights Law, Andrea Olivares-Jones and Scott Walker 3. Realising an Effective Right to Protest: Impediments and Opportunities, David Mead Part 2: Case Studies 4. Petitioners, Protestors or Protectors? A Short History of Indigenous People and Protest, Stephen Gray 5. The Securitisation of Environmental and Climate Protest: Property Damage and Ecotage as Disarmament, Maria O’Sullivan and Gerry Nagtzaam 6. Gender and Protest: What Do ‘Nasty Women’ Want? Human Rights, Then and Now!, Tania Penovic 7. The Regulation of Protests by Non-Citizens: Migrants, Refugeehood and Citizenship, Maria O’Sullivan and Anubhav Dutt Tiwari 8. Social Media in the Life Cycle of Protest: Case Studies from Latin America, Andrea Olivares-Jones, Valentina Vivallo Toro and Clara Corvello Part 3: Conclusions 9. Conclusion: Defending Protest as a Human Right in a Changing World, Azadeh Dastyari and Maria O’Sullivan

Biography

Azadeh Dastyari is Professor of Human Rights Law and the Director of the Centre for Western Sydney, Australia, where she oversees a wide range of high-impact, equity-focused initiatives. Before joining the Centre, Azadeh was the Director of Research and Policy at the Whitlam Institute.

Maria O’Sullivan is Associate Professor at the Deakin Law School in Melbourne, Australia, specialising in refugee law and human rights law. Her work has been cited by the High Court of Australia, the Court of Justice of the European Union and in a number of government inquiries.