Can courts really build democracy in a state emerging from authoritarian rule? This book
presents a searching critique of the contemporary global model of democracy-building for …

Domestic constitutions and courts applying international human rights conventions
acknowledge the significance of the mass media for a democratic society, not only by …

In recovering assets that are or that represent the proceeds, objects, or instrumentalities of
grand corruption, do states violate the human rights of politically exposed persons, their …

This research presents an example of transformative case law from the Inter-American Court
of Human Rights and the Constitutional Court of Colombia. Due to the fact that these Courts …

This article focuses on a category of states, referred to as weak, proven to evade entrenched
international relations theoretical assumptions relating to sovereignty and government …

Le système interaméricain de protection des droits de l'homme, comme l'un des trois
mécanismes régionaux existant, comporte plusieurs particularités qui le distinguent de ses …

Bill 21 is a highly contested law adopted in Quebec that bans certain civil servants from
wearing religious symbols in the exercise of their duties. Rather than analyse Bill 21 on its …

This research deals with a parcel of the protests that have been taking place over the last
few years, particularly since 2010: those protests in which the protesters, instead of rebelling …

Whilst it is undeniable that States have a legitimate need to protect their secrets especially in
light of national security concerns, past and recent events have demonstrated how reliance …

O Sistema Interamericano de Direitos Humanos é utilizado de forma estratégica por
movimentos de mulheres para dar visibilidade às desigualdades estruturais e para …