Recent publications in international human rights law
| DOI | 10.1177/09240519211014845 |
| Published date | 01 June 2021 |
| Date | 01 June 2021 |
| Subject Matter | Recent publications |
Recent publications
Recent publications in
international human
rights law
Banda F, African Migration, Human Rights and Literature (Hart Publishing 2020)
This innovative book looks at the topic of migration through the prism of law and literature. The
author uses a rich mix of novels, short stories, literary realism, human rights and comparative
literature to explore the experiences of African migrants and asylum seekers.
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Bobek M and Adams-Prassl J, The EU Charter of Fundamental Rights in the Member States (Hart
Publishing 2020)
Ten years after the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union became part of binding
primary law, and twenty years since its adoption, this volume assess the application of the EU
Charter in the Member States. How often, and in particular by which actors, is the EU Charter
invoked at the national level? In what type of situations is it used? Has the approach of national
courts in general, and of constitutional courts in particular, to EU law to EU fundamental rights law
changed following the entry into force of the Charter? What sort of interplay does the Charter
generate with the national bill of rights and the European Convention? Is the life with the Charter
on the national level a harmonious ‘praktische Konkordanz’ or rather a messy ‘m´enage `a trois’?
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Boyle FA, World Politics, Human Rights, and International Law (Lexington Books 2021)
World Politics, Human Rights, and International Law examines the functional dynamics between
these concepts based upon the author’s professional experiences dealing with real world situations,
problems, and crises: from the Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations; Iraq, Iran, Palestine,
Israel, and Syria; Bosnia and Herzegovina; successfully litigating genocide at the World Court;
indicting Slobodan Milosevic at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia;
prosecuting American torture and enforced disappearances at the International Criminal Court;
opposing nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons; citizen civil resistance against state crimes;
protecting Indigenous Peoples, etc. The reader can see how the author defined these predicaments
from the perspective of international law and human rights, and then proceeded to grapple with
them and to rectify them. This book demonstrates the power of international law and human rights
to make a positive difference for international peace and justice as well as for the good of humanity
Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
2021, Vol. 39(2) 182–186
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