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The Universal Periodic Review and the UK: State Practice and Constitutional Actors

New Arrival The Universal Periodic Review and the UK: State Practice and Constitutional Actors

The Universal Periodic Review and the UK: State Practice and Constitutional Actors

Name: The Universal Periodic Review and the UK: State Practice and Constitutional Actors
Brand: Bristol University Press
SKU: 9781529250053
Price: 398.00 HKD
Availability: InStock
Author: Michael Lane
ISBN: 9781529250053

By Michael Lane

New Arrival Bristol University Press June 2026

Specifications

ISBN-13: 9781529250053
Publisher: Bristol University Press
Publication: June 2026
Format: Paperback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Countri(es) for reference only

Details

Foreword by Gianni Magazzeni, former Senior UN/OHCHR Official and UPR Chief at the United Nations.

This book analyses the impact of the United Nations’ Universal Periodic Review (UPR) process through a case study of the UK. It advances a dual-perspective assessment of the UPR: the ‘external’ perspective, which focuses on a state’s practice at the UPR, and the ‘internal’ perspective, which examines the influence of the UPR on the executive, legislature and judiciary.

The author introduces a new framework for assessing state participation, drawing on Kathryn Sikkink’s ‘Evidence for Hope’ to advance the methodological rigour of UPR research. The UK context explored in the book highlights the influence of domestic politics, institutional capacity and accountability processes, with implications for Westminster systems worldwide. It is crucial reading for scholars, policy makers and practitioners of international human rights law.

1. Introduction

Part I: The External Perspective: The State at the UPR

2. Why and How Do We Assess State Practice at the UPR?

3. The UK at the UPR

Part II: The Internal Perspective: The UPR in the State

4. Theorising the UPR’s Impact: The Role of Domestic Actors

5. The UPR and the Executive

6. The UPR and the Legislature

7. The UPR and the Judiciary

Part III: Conclusion

8. Concluding Remarks

HKD 398.00