1st Edition

Participation and Democratic Innovation under International Human Rights Law

By Nicholas McMurry Copyright 2023
294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

294 Pages
by Routledge

This book explores the human rights principle of participation and the human right to participation. The work presents an argument that international human rights law imposes obligations to enable participation, and demonstrates that it has been interpreted in this way by authoritative bodies. Divided into four parts, Part I provides the historical and theoretical background. Part II presents the... Read more

Part I: Introduction  1. Introduction  Part II: Affirming a Right to Participation  2 .General Participatory Provisions  3 Broad Justifications for Participation  4. Regional Instruments requiring Participation  5. Rights for Specific Groups and Contexts  6. Participatory Rights in Other Fields of International Law  Part III: Establishing Obligations for Participation  7. Establishing a Human Rights Principle of Participation  8. Triggers for Participation  9. Participants  10. Implementation of Participation  11. Consequences of Participation  12 Enforcement of Participation  Part IV: Conclusion  13. Conclusion

Biography

Nicholas McMurry is the Programme Director in Law in Griffith College Cork. He holds a PhD from the Irish Centre of Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway. He has completed research and advocacy projects on behalf of government and non-governmental organisations as founding partner of Shared Insight.

“With participation a key tool for empowerment and the realisation of human rights, Nicholas McMurry has done a service to the field of human rights with this comprehensive and engaging study of how international human rights law addresses participation, treats it as both a right and a principle, and generates obligations for States and other relevant duty bearers” - Prof Shane Darcy, Irish Centre for Human Rights, National University of Ireland Galway.