The Spirit of Laws is Not Universal: Alternatives to the Enforcement Paradigm for Human Rights
Drawing on the contested legacy of Montesquieu in 'The Spirit of the Laws', this essay questions the efficacy of state-centric legality in the enforcement of human rights, and proposes an alternative approach of cultural transformation and political mobilization. The author begins by explo...
Main Author: | Abdullahi Ahmed An-Na’im |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Ubiquity Press
2016-10-01
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Series: | Tilburg Law Review |
Online Access: | https://tilburglawreview.com/articles/109 |
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