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Reiners examines the decision-making of human rights expert bodies in intergovernmental organisations and reveals how, behind the scenes, actors are involved in human rights lawmaking. Providing theory development and case studies, this study is of great value to scholars of international relations and international law.
List of contents
1. Introduction; 2. Human rights treaty interpretation; 3. Transnational lawmaking coalitions; 4. How water became a human right; 5. Interpretation across treaty bodies; 6. Lawmaking without governments?; 7. Conclusion.
About the author
Nina Reiners is a postdoctoral researcher in International Relations at the University of Potsdam. She is associated with the Berlin-Potsdam research group 'International Rule of Law,' and the Global Governance Centre at the Graduate Institute, Geneva. She received the Best Dissertation Award from the United Nations Association of Germany (DGVN) and was first finalist for the Best Dissertation Award from the Human Rights Section of the International Studies Association (ISA) in 2019.
Summary
Reiners examines the decision-making of human rights expert bodies in intergovernmental organisations and reveals how, behind the scenes, actors are involved in human rights lawmaking. Providing theory development and case studies, this study is of great value to scholars of international relations and international law.
