TY  - BOOK
AU  - Miaz,Jonathan
AU  - Schmid,Evelyne
AU  - Niederhauser,Matthieu
AU  - Kaempfer,Constance
AU  - Maggetti,Martino
TI  - Engaging with human rights: how subnational actors use human rights treaties in policy processes 
T2  - Palgrave socio-legal studies,
SN  - 9783031535178
AV  - K3240 
PY  - 2024///]
CY  - Cham, Switzerland
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan, published by Springer Nature
KW  - International law and human rights
KW  - Switzerland
KW  - Cantons
KW  - Human rights
KW  - Government policy
KW  - Treaties
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index
N2  - "Making human rights a reality requires that various types of domestic actors take measures, which is often demanding, all the more so in federal systems. This book shows that an important part is played at the subnational level, with repeated back-and-forth between and within levels of governance rather than a 'top-down' trajectory. The dynamics of implementation at national and sub-national level is an emerging area of study. This book explores how actors use human rights treaties in the policy process, sometimes leading to an engagement that increases human rights implementation, and at other times not. Treaties provide both opportunities and constraints. Switzerland, as a highly decentralized federal state, offers a perfect setting to study the processes at work. Using legal, political, and sociological analyses, the authors draw on over 65 semi-structured interviews and focus on two topical case studies: violence against women, including domestic violence, and the rights of persons with disabilities. This book provides a blueprint for other researchers and practitioners who wish to study the concrete implementation and impacts of human rights obligations"--Publisher
UR  - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/138884
ER  -