Ruminating cultural legitimacy, contemplating internal obedience: proposing a more innovative approach to enforcing international human rights law

• Main Authors: Ismail, Shahrul Mizan, Mahmud Saedon, Mahmud Hamdi
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English; English
• Published: 2013
• Subjects: JX International law; K Law (General); KZ Law of Nations
• Online Access: http://irep.iium.edu.my/47926/1/ACPEL_OSAKA_Full_Paper.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47926/4/47926.pdf; http://irep.iium.edu.my/47926/

The apparent inability of the human rights system to function effectively is in many ways closely related to the conceptual framework upon which it was built to operate. The international model which forms the foundation from which human rights law is expected to operate is highly statist in natu...