1st Edition
Politics of International Human Rights Law Promotion in Western Europe Order versus Justice
By Koldo Casla
Copyright 2020
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
208 Pages
1 B/W Illustrations
by
Routledge
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This book offers a critical reinterpretation of Western European States’ programmatic support for International Human Rights Law (IHRL) since the 1970s. It examines the systemic or structural constraints inherent to the international legal system and argues that order trumps justice in Western Europe’s promotion of international human rights norms. The book shows that IHRL evolved as a result... Read more
1. Introduction: Why Do Western European States Promote International Human Rights Norms?
2. Order-Versus-Justice: A Theory of International Human Rights Norm Promotion
3. Prohibition of Torture
4. Justiciability of Economic, Social and Culture Rights
5. Ecocide
6. Conclusions
Biography
Koldo Casla is Research Associate at the Institute of Health and Society, Newcastle University, UK.
