Recent publications on international human rights law
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/09240519221132395 |
| Published date | 01 December 2022 |
| Date | 01 December 2022 |
| Subject Matter | Recent publications |
Recent publications on
international human rights law
Aust H, The European Court of Human Rights: Current Challenges in Historical Perspective
(Edward Elgar Publishing Limited 2021)
numerous challenges which emanate from authoritarian and populist tendencies arising across its
to the protection of human rights in the light of its historical origins.
Bogdanova I, Unilateral Sanctions in International Law and the Enforcement of Human Rights:
The Impact of the Principle of Common Concern of Humankind (Brill Nijhoff 2022)
The open access publication of this book has been published with the support of the Swiss National
Science Foundation. Are unilateral economic sanctions legal under public international law? How
do they relate to the existing international legal principles and norms? Can unilateral economic
sanctions imposed to redress grave human rights violations be subjected to the same legal contesta-
tions as other unilateral sanctions? What potential contribution can the recently formulated doctrine
of the Common Concern of Humankind make by introducing substantive and procedural prerequi-
sites to legitimise unilateral human rights sanctions? Unilateral Sanctions in International Law and
the Enforcement of Human Rights by Iryna Bogdanova addresses these complex questions while
taking account of the burgeoning state practice of employing unilateral economic sanctions.
Cannoot P, The Right to Personal Autonomy Regarding Sex, Gender and Sexual Orientation: The
Case of Belgium (Eleven International Publishing 2022)
This book investigates whether a legal framework based on personal autonomy regarding sex,
gender and sexual orientation could enhance the legal status of LGBTIQ+persons, using a
Belgian context. In recent years, the fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+persons have received
increased legal attention at the international and national level. Considerable legal progress has
been made in a short period of time, even though at the same time a divergent trend is occurring
in several countries around the world. The Right to Personal Autonomy Regarding Sex, Gender
and Sexual Orientation investigates whether a legal framework based on (the recognition of a
right to) personal autonomy regarding sex (characteristics), gender (identity/expression) and
sexual orientation could still enhance the legal status of LGBTIQ+persons. To this end, it
makes use of the Belgian legal order as an illustration of a Western national legal system that is
responsive to human rights claims of sexual minorities, but remains anchored in heteronormative
stereotypes. The author not only addresses the question to what extent the present legal framework
recognises, protects and fulfils the rights of sexual minorities, but also how potential gaps in legal
protection could be tackled. Specific attention is given to the role and value of the constitutional
Recent publications
Netherlands Quarterly of Human Rights
2022, Vol. 40(4) 428–431
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