Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law Implementation

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'Julie Fraser's Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law Implementation makes the compelling case for the importance of connecting human rights to local communities in the search for more effective and enduring forms of human rights implementation. Through both a powerful case study of the symbiotic relationship between Islamic institutions and Indonesia's family planning programmes, and insightful critical engagement with human rights history and theory, her book is a must-read for any scholar or practitioner looking for ways to expand the toolkit beyond arid legalism or rigid state-centricity.' Mark Goodale, University of Lausanne, Series Editor of Stanford Studies in Human Rights 'In an era of human rights contestation, it is becoming increasingly clear that a sustainable human rights project cannot rely on states alone. Indeed, 'every organ of society' has a role to play for the realisation of human rights. Julie Fraser's book is the first to study in depth what this means, both in legal terms and concretely, on the ground.' Eva Brems, Senior Full Professor, Head of the Human Rights Centre, Ghent University 'In Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law Implementation, Dr Fraser brings a rare and insightful mind to the crisis, vitality and hope in the human rights project. This book pulsates with a unique kaleidoscope of high theory, praxis and discourse that lays bare both the torment and redeeming power of human rights. In it, Professor Fraser reaches into the annals of global cultures to weave a story of the liberatory potential of the norms, processes and institutions steeped in the human rights corpus. Most remarkably, she puts forth a broad school of thought that hears the critiques of the Global South and the incompleteness of the human rights text. It's a great work of reference.' Makau Mutua, SUNY Distinguished Professor, SUNY Buffalo Law School, The State University of New York