Understanding regional and global diffusion in international law: the case for a non-monolithic approach to institutions

Autor: Lasmar, Jorge M., Zahreddine, Danny, Gribel Lage, Delber Andrade
Zdroj: Global Discourse; July 2015, Vol. 5 Issue: 3 p470-496, 27p
Abstrakt: This article attempts to map the reach of key universal norms and rules of human rights law in international society while also mapping, at the same time, specific regional interpretations and practices of such norms. By mapping the normative architecture of the primary institution of international law through its key human rights’ universal norms and rules, it is possible to undertake a geographic analysis of its diffusion and density throughout international society. Hence, it is also possible to visually assess the reach of norms we take for granted as being universal. On the other hand, the mapping of regional interpretations and practices of ‘global’ norms allows identifying if these regionalisms do construct coexistent regional clusters of different ‘international’ normative systems within the system-level institution governing international society. This mapping exercise hopes to contribute to the English School research agenda and its discussions of regions by trying to trace a clearer picture of the normative and institutional borders within international society and thus provide an additional tool to understand how regional norms and practice constitute, interact and redefine the global international society.
Databáze: Supplemental Index