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International Law, Human Rights and Public Opinion: The Role of the State in Educating on Human Rights Standards - Couverture rigide

Dang, Heping

 
9781472481955: International Law, Human Rights and Public Opinion: The Role of the State in Educating on Human Rights Standards
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 147248195X ISBN 13 : 9781472481955
Editeur : Routledge, 2017

Synopsis

This book explores situations in which public opinion presents itself as an obstacle to the protection and promotion of human rights. Taking an international law perspective, it primarily deals with two questions: first, whether international law requires States to take an independent stance on human rights issues; second, whether international law encourages States to inform and mobilise public opinion with regard to core human rights standards. The discussion is mainly organised within the framework of the UN system. The work is particularly relevant to situations in which public opinion appears as discriminatory attitudes based on race, gender, age, health, sexual orientation and other factors. It is also pertinent to circumstances in which public opinion is responsible for the existence of certain harmful customs and practices such as female genital mutilation and capital punishment. Noting that the death penalty is increasingly recognised as an infringement of human rights, this study further challenges States’ argument that capital punishment cannot be abolished because of public opinion. The book also discusses the role that education bears under international law in moulding favourable attitudes towards human rights. Finally, the book challenges States’ acceptance that public opinion cannot be confronted in this respect.

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À propos de l'auteur

Dr Heping Dang is a lecturer at the Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. Her research and publications focus on international human rights law, criminal law and capital punishment.

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Éditeur
Routledge
Date d'édition
2017
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
147248195X
ISBN 13 
9781472481955
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
182
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Personne responsable
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