Future-proofing human rights. Towards a thicker understanding of accountability Ghent University
Human rights are increasingly described as in crisis. Aside from those criticizing them for quick political gain or for populist reasons, there are scholars and commentators arguing that the human rights system has become too formalized and institutionalized – and thereby too remote from everyday reality – to offer adequate protection to rights-holders, in times when complex and multi-layered human rights challenges are occurring in rapidly ...