International Law, Human Rights and Public Opinion

The Role of the State in Educating on Human Rights Standards

Heping Dang (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

182 Seiten

2017
Routledge (Verlag)
978-1-4724-8195-5 (ISBN)

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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.

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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Public Opinion and Racial Discrimination

3. Public Opinion and Women's Equality

4. Influencing Public Opinion via Human Rights Education

5. Public Opinion and the Death Penalty

6. Conclusions

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	24.05.2016
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 234 mm
Gewicht	430 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
ISBN-10	1-4724-8195-X / 147248195X
ISBN-13	978-1-4724-8195-5 / 9781472481955
Zustand	Neuware