Elena Abrusci

Judicial Convergence and Fragmentation in International Human Rights Law

The Regional Systems and the United Nations Human Rights Committee

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Produktbeschreibung

"This book provides an innovative analysis of the complex issue of judicial convergence and fragmentation in international human rights law, moving the conversation forward from the assessment of the two phenomena and investigating their triggering factors. With a wide geographical focus that include the most up-to-date caselaw from the three main regional systems (the African, European and Inter-American) and the UN Human Rights Committee, the book confirms the predominant judicial convergence across international human rights law. On this basis, the book engages with an interdisciplinary investigation into the legal and non-legal factors that could explain both convergence and fragmentation, ranging from the use of judicial dialogue and the notions of necessity and proportionality to the composition of the courts and the role of NGOs. The aim is to provide the tools to understand the dynamics between human rights adjudicatory bodies and possibly foresee future instances of judicial fragmentation"--

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 256
• Erscheinungstermin: 5. Januar 2023
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9781316514818
• ISBN-10: 1316514811
• Artikelnr.: 64260325

Autorenporträt

Elena Abrusci is Lecturer in Law at Brunel University London. She has an interdisciplinary background in law and politics and she has served as a policy advisor to the UK government and as a consultant to several UN agencies. Her current research focuses on regional human rights systems and emerging technologies.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I. Introducing and Assessing Fragmentation and Convergence in
International Human Rights Law: 1. Fragmentation and convergence: context
and definitions; 2. Assessing and exploring judicial fragmentation in
international human rights law; Part II. Factors Explaining Judicial
Convergence and Fragmentation: 3. The theory of treaty interpretation and
judicial dialogue; 4. The composition of the courts and other adjudicative
bodies and the role of their secretariats; 5. Calibrating judicial
scrutiny: the notions of necessity and proportionality; 6. Deference,
subsidiarity and regional consensus: the margin of appreciation doctrine;
7. Outside the courtroom: the role of NGOs and the obstacles to litigation.