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Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era
Gráinne de Búrca
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Paperback. This study identifies the issues of democracy and legitimacy which underlie the anxiety of state and sub-state entities over the "creeping competences" of the EU and the questions of capacity and interdependence which pull in both directions of supranational and transnational action and governance. Series: Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1D; 1QFE; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 3. .
In recent years, human rights have come under fire, with the rise of political illiberalism and the coming to power of populist authoritarian leaders in many parts of the world who contest and dismiss the idea of human rights. More surprisingly, scholars and public intellectuals, from both the progressive and the conservative side of the political spectrum, have also been deeply critical, dismissing human rights as flawed, inadequate, hegemonic, or overreaching. While acknowledging some of the shortcomings, this book presents an experimentalist account of international human rights law and practice and argues that the human rights movement remains a powerful ... Read more
In recent years, human rights have come under fire, with the rise of political illiberalism and the coming to power of populist authoritarian leaders in many parts of the world who contest and dismiss the idea of human rights. More surprisingly, scholars and public intellectuals, from both the progressive and the conservative side of the political spectrum, have also been deeply critical, dismissing human rights as flawed, inadequate, hegemonic, or overreaching. While acknowledging some of the shortcomings, this book presents an experimentalist account of international human rights law and practice and argues that the human rights movement remains a powerful ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
Series
Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199246007
SKU
V9780199246007
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About Gráinne de Búrca
Gráinne de Búrca is Florence Ellinwood Allen Professor of Law at NYU. Previously, she held tenured posts at Harvard Law School, Fordham Law School, the European University Institute in Florence, Italy, and Oxford University. Her fields of research are European Union law and international human rights law. She is co-editor of the Oxford University Press series Oxford Studies in European ... Read more
Reviews for Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era
In this refreshing and inspirational book, Gráinne de Búrca directly confronts human rights sceptics among scholars from across the political spectrum to demonstrate that, in practice, human rights have maintained an extraordinary vigour in motivating and supporting grassroots mobilization against political repression and illiberalism. With her well-known skill in developing powerful and innovative arguments, she builds on the actual practice ... Read more