International Human Rights Law and Structural Discrimination The Exa
International courts and other actors are increasingly taking into account pre-existing social structures and inequalities when addressing and redressing human rights violations, in particular discrimination against specific groups. To date, however, acad
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eth Veronika Henn
International Human Rights Law and Structural Discrimination
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Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht
Begründet von Viktor Bruns
Herausgegeben von Armin von Bogdandy Anne Peters
Band 280
Elisabeth Veronika Henn
International Human Rights Law and Structural Discrimination The Example of Violence against Women
ISSN 0172-4770 ISSN 2197-7135 (electronic) Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht ISBN 978-3-662-58676-1 ISBN 978-3-662-58677-8 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-58677-8 © Max-Planck-Gesellschaft zur Förderung der Wissenschaften e.V., to be exercised by Max-PlanckInstitut für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, Heidelberg 2019 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors, and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. The publisher remains neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. This Springer imprint is published by the registered company Springer-Verlag GmbH, DE, part of Springer Nature. The registered company address is: Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin, Germany
Preface and Acknowledgments
Structural discrimination is increasingly being debated in different disciplines. International courts and other international actors, too, have started drawing attention to pre-existing social structures and inequalities when addressing and redressing human rights violations. However, so far, academic legal research has paid little attention to this gentle turn in international human rights law and practice. This study addresses this gap by providing a systematic analysis of how international (human rights) law responds to violence against women because of structural discrimination against them. More precisely, it analyzes whether the subjective dimension of the prohibition to discriminate may be used to combat structural discrimination through proceedings before international human rights courts. This book was prepared as a PhD thesis during my time as a research associat
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