Does the Existing Human Rights Regime Have Political Authority?

Authors

Christopher Heath Wellman

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Document Type

Article

Abstract

In this Article I consider whether the existing international legal human rights regime enjoys political authority over sovereign states. In particular, I explore whether, just as states can cite their role as the primary institutions that protect human rights in order to justify their claim to authority over their citizens, perhaps the current human rights regime might plausibly cite its secondary role in securing human rights in order to ground its authority over these states.

Recommended Citation

Christopher H. Wellman, Does the Existing Human Rights Regime Have Political Authority?, 50 San Diego L. Rev. 931 (2013).
Available at: https://digital.sandiego.edu/sdlr/vol50/iss4/8