Engaging with Human Rights How Subnational Actors use Human Rights Treaties in Policy Processes

Making human rights a reality requires that various types of domestic actors take measures, which is often demanding, all the more so in federal systems. This open access book, Engaging with Human Rights: How Subnational Actors use Human Rights Treaties in Policy Processes, shows that an important p...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Miaz, Jonathan (-)
Other Authors: Schmid, Evelyne, Niederhauser, Matthieu, Kaempfer, Constance, Maggetti, Martino
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing 2024.
Edition:1st ed. 2024.
Series:Palgrave Socio-Legal Studies,
Subjects:
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009834839106719
Table of Contents:
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The neglect of subnational legislators in research on international law and why it matters
  • 3 Studying what subnational legislators do with international human rights norms
  • 4 Actors, mechanisms and socio-political uses
  • 5 Discussion: Varieties of cantonal paths and engagements
  • 6 Conclusion and future research.