Recent Publications on International Human Rights
| Date | 01 September 2014 |
| Published date | 01 September 2014 |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934411403200307 |
| Subject Matter | Part C: Documentation |
Netherlands Qu arterly of Human Ri ghts, Vol. 32/3, 334–338, 2014.
334 © Netherlands I nstitute of Human Rig hts (SIM), Printed in the Net herlands.
PART C: DOCUMENTATION
Recent Publications on International Human Rights
Bills of rights: a comparative perspective / J.A. Ronagh McQuigg. – Cambridge:
Intersentia, 2014. – vii, 220 p.
ISBN: 978-1-78068-192-4
Bills of rights a re currently a much debated topic in various jurisdictions t hroughout
the world. Almost al l democratic nations, with the except ion of Australia, now have a
bill of rights. ese ta ke a variety of forms, ranging from const itutionally entrenched
bills of rights, such as those of the United States and South Africa, to non-binding
statements of rights. Fall ing between these approaches are non-entrenched, statutory
bills of rights. As rega rds the latter, a model which has become increasingly popular
is that of bills of rights based on interpretative obligations, whereby duties are placed
upon courts to interpret national legislation in accordance with human rights
standards. e aim of this book is to provide a comparative analysis of the bills of
rights of a number of jurisdictions which have chosen to adopt such an approach.
e jurisdictions considered are New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the Australian
Capital Territory and the Austra lian state of Victoria.
e culturalization of human rights law / Federico Lenzerini. – Oxford: Oxford
University Press, 2014. – xxiv, 275 p.
ISBN: 978-0-19-966428-3
e idea of multi-culturalism has had a signi cant impact across many areas of law.
is book explores how it has shaped the recent development of international human
rights law. Custodians of human rights, especially international monitoring bodies,
try to advance the e ectiveness of human rights standards by interpreting these
standards accordi ng to a method strongly inspired by the idea of cult ural “relativism”.
By using elements of cultural identity and cultural diversity as parameters for the
interpretation, adjudication, and enforcement of such standards, human rights are
evolving from the traditional “universal” idea, to a “multi-cultural” one, whereby
rights are interpreted in a dy namic manner, which respond to the particula r needs of
the communities a nd individuals directly concer ned.
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