Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Cross-Cutting Observations
- Part II Public Good Rights
- Part III Status Rights
- Part IV New Technology Rights
- Part V Autonomy and Integrity Rights
- Part VI Governance Rights
- The Right to Democracy
- 36 Remnants of a Constitutional Moment
- 37 The Human Right to Democracy in International Law
- The Right to Good Administration
- The Right to Freedom from Corruption
- The Right of Access to Law
- Index
36 - Remnants of a Constitutional Moment
The Right to Democracy in International Law
from The Right to Democracy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 January 2020
Book contents
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human Rights
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figures
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- Part I Cross-Cutting Observations
- Part II Public Good Rights
- Part III Status Rights
- Part IV New Technology Rights
- Part V Autonomy and Integrity Rights
- Part VI Governance Rights
- The Right to Democracy
- 36 Remnants of a Constitutional Moment
- 37 The Human Right to Democracy in International Law
- The Right to Good Administration
- The Right to Freedom from Corruption
- The Right of Access to Law
- Index
Summary
The international right to democracy lies at the core of the development of public international law since the 1990s. Assessment of its proper meaning is all the more difficult as both vigorous opponents and ardent proponents of this legal concept see their position confirmed by the path international law has taken after the end of the Cold War.
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- The Cambridge Handbook of New Human RightsRecognition, Novelty, Rhetoric, pp. 465 - 480Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020
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