2006
DOI: 10.1093/iclq/lei071
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International Human Rights: Neglect of Perspectives From African Institutions

Abstract: International human rights law advocates tolerance, inclusivity and the promotion of equality among peoples, nations and individuals across the world. It seems disappointing, therefore, that these standards do not always apply to the discipline of international human rights law itself. Instead there seems to be a hierarchy in the international human rights system. Others have written about such an approach in relation to different types of rights,1 reflecting political power struggles.2 This paper will conside… Show more

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“…962 Indeed, it is ironic that the human rights field promotes tolerance, the acceptance of diversity, and inclusiveness in societies across the world, but "that these standards do not always apply to the discipline of international human rights law itself." 963 This is especially true when it comes to value systems and traditions that don't fit its Western universalist mold.…”
Section: Empirical Research and Cultural Psychologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…962 Indeed, it is ironic that the human rights field promotes tolerance, the acceptance of diversity, and inclusiveness in societies across the world, but "that these standards do not always apply to the discipline of international human rights law itself." 963 This is especially true when it comes to value systems and traditions that don't fit its Western universalist mold.…”
Section: Empirical Research and Cultural Psychologymentioning
confidence: 99%
“…It is particularly important to guard against a common presumption in human rights law that European law is automatically readily transferable to other contexts, whereas African human rights law is assumed to be more backwards. 73 The above criticism must be made with awareness of the reality that human rights courts engage in considerable trans-judicial horizontal communication, thus a judgment of the European Court of Human Rights could itself be regarded as framed by a 'universal process of judicial deliberation and decision'. 74 Moreover, some human rights courts tend to coordinate their approaches, particularly in terms of general understandings about the nature of human rights treaties.…”
Section: Nature and Originsmentioning
confidence: 99%