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The Universal Periodic Review and the UK : State Practice and Constitutional Actors.
De Gruyter Bristol University Press/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2026 Available online
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lane, Michael.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human rights.
- Human rights advocacy.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (227 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Bristol : Bristol University Press, 2026.
- Summary:
- Available open access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence.Foreword by Gianni Magazzeni, former Senior UN/OHCHR Official and UPR Chief at the United Nations.This book analyses the impact of the United Nations' Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process through a case study of the UK.
- Contents:
- Front Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures and Tables
- List of Abbreviations
- About the Author
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1 Introduction
- What is the Universal Periodic Review?
- The basis of review: international human rights
- Modalities
- Objectives and principles
- Approach of the study
- Case study: the UK
- Overview of the book
- Part I The External Perspective: The State at the Universal Periodic Review
- 2 Why and How Do We Assess State Practice at the Universal Periodic Review?
- The promise (and problem) of assessing state practice
- A way forward? Deploying 'ideal' and 'empirical' standards
- A framework for assessing state practice
- Pre-review
- The working group
- The delegation
- Engagement in dialogue
- Recommendations received
- Post-review
- Follow-up and implementation
- Conclusion
- 3 The UK at the Universal Periodic Review
- Preparation for the UPR: the UK and the pre-review
- The UK at the UPR working groups
- Responding to the UPR: the UK's post-review practice
- Implementing the outcome
- Part II The Internal Perspective: The Universal Periodic Review in the State
- 4 Theorizing the Universal Periodic Review's Impact: The Role of Domestic Actors
- The prevailing logic: acculturation
- Domestic mobilization: impact through domestic politics
- Domestic mobilization and the UPR
- Stimulating domestic dialogue
- Leverage for domestic actors
- 5 The Universal Periodic Review and the Executive
- The executive's role vis- à -vis the UPR
- Government and intra- and inter-actor dialogue
- The UPR to inform government policy
- Factors affecting government engagement
- The efficacy of internal coordination.
- The nature and extent of the human rights culture
- Resistance toward international human rights institutions?
- 6 The Universal Periodic Review and the Legislature
- The role of parliaments
- The UPR and select committees
- Joint Committee on Human Rights
- Engagement with the UPR
- Foreign Affairs Committee
- The UPR in parliamentary debate
- The UPR in the legislative process
- The UPR in non-legislative debate and question times
- Awareness of and familiarity with the UPR
- Indifference or hostility toward the UPR
- The consequences of centralized human rights scrutiny
- The role of constitutional norms
- Factors affecting parliamentary engagement
- 7 The Universal Periodic Review and the Judiciary
- The UPR in the courtroom
- The UPR in English and Welsh courts
- Future uses of the UPR
- The judiciary as stakeholders
- Initiatives to enhance judicial engagement
- 8 Conclusion
- Annexes
- Index.
- Notes:
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- ISBN:
- 9781529250077
- OCLC:
- 1587901092
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