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The Legitimacy of International Human Rights Regimes
Contributor(s): Føllesdal, Andreas (Editor), Schaffer, Johan Karlsson (Editor), Ulfstein, Geir (Editor)
ISBN: 1316500608     ISBN-13: 9781316500606
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
OUR PRICE:   $39.89  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: July 2015
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BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | Human Rights
Dewey: 341.48
Series: Studies on Human Rights Conventions
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 322 pages
 
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The past sixty years have seen an expansion of international human rights conventions and supervisory organs, not least in Europe. While these international legal instruments have enlarged their mandate, they have also faced opposition and criticism from political actors at the state level, even in well-functioning democracies. Against the backdrop of such contestations, this book brings together prominent scholars in law, political philosophy and international relations in order to address the legitimacy of international human rights regimes as a theoretically challenging and politically salient case of international authority. It provides a unique and thorough overview of the legitimacy problems involved in the global governance of human rights.

Contributor Bio(s): Schaffer, Johan Karlsson: - Johan Karlsson Schaffer is a senior researcher at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway.Ulfstein, Geir: - Geir Ulfstein is Professor of International Law at the Department of Public and International Law, University of Oslo, Norway.Follesdal, Andreas: - Andreas Føllesdal is Professor of Political Philosophy at the Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, University of Oslo, Norway.