Culture in the State Reporting Procedure of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies: How the HRC, the CESCR and the CEDAWCee use human rights as a sword to protect and promote culture, and as a shield to protect against harmful culture

Vincent Willem Vleugel

doi:10.1017/9781839700095

Ever since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 there has been a debate on the issue of universality and cultural diversity. The UN human rights treaty bodies have an important role to play in ensuring a proper balance between safeguarding the universality of the rights, while at the same time leaving room for cultural particularities. This book examines how the UN treaty bodies, in particular the Human Rights Committee, the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, fulfil this role.

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Frontmatter
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Acknowledgements
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Contents
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Abbreviations
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Note on Citation Formats
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Note on Grammar
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Chapter 1 - Introduction
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Chapter 2 - Human Rights and Cultural Diversity. Between and Beyond Universalism and Cultural Relativism
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Chapter 3 - UN Treaty Bodies. Treaties, Committees, Working Methods
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Chapter 4 - Human Rights as a Sword. To Protect and Promote Cultural Diversity
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Chapter 5 - Human Rights as a Shield. To Protect against Harmful Aspects of Culture
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Chapter 6 - Cultural Argumentation. The State Reporting Procedure as a Platform for Cross-Cultural Dialogue
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Chapter 7 - Conclusions. How the Treaty Bodies Universalise Human Rights
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Bibliography
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Summary
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Samenvatting
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Human Rights Research Series
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Culture in the State Reporting Procedure of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies

How the HRC, the CESCR and the CEDAWCee use human rights as a sword to protect and promote culture, and as a shield to protect against harmful culture

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Frontmatter
pp i-iv

Acknowledgements
pp v-vi

Contents
pp vii-xii

Abbreviations
pp xiii-xiii

Note on Citation Formats
pp xiv-xiv

Note on Grammar
pp xiv-xiv

Chapter 1 - Introduction
pp 1-16

Chapter 2 - Human Rights and Cultural Diversity. Between and Beyond Universalism and Cultural Relativism
pp 17-42

Chapter 3 - UN Treaty Bodies. Treaties, Committees, Working Methods
pp 43-78

Chapter 4 - Human Rights as a Sword. To Protect and Promote Cultural Diversity
pp 79-150

Chapter 5 - Human Rights as a Shield. To Protect against Harmful Aspects of Culture
pp 151-236

Chapter 6 - Cultural Argumentation. The State Reporting Procedure as a Platform for Cross-Cultural Dialogue
pp 237-336

Chapter 7 - Conclusions. How the Treaty Bodies Universalise Human Rights
pp 337-348

Bibliography
pp 349-360

Summary
pp 361-368

Samenvatting
pp 369-376

Human Rights Research Series
pp 377-377

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