Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
About the Book Series
This series contains thought-provoking and original scholarship on human rights law. The books address civil and political rights as well as social, cultural and economic rights, and explore international, regional and domestic legal orders. The legal status, content, obligations and application of specific rights will be analysed as well as treaties, mechanisms and institutions designed to promote and protect rights.
Land, Control and Transnational Corporations: Local Communities and the Adequate Standard of Living
1st Edition
By Verónica Torres-Marenco
October 06, 2026
This book argues that in the era of transnational corporations’ control, a right to land for local communities requires a right to control land. Despite notable advances in the legal protection of the rights to land, this study demonstrates these are not yet effective for local communities. Through...
Detention and the Right to Liberty: Addressing Gaps in Protection at the European Court of Human Rights
1st Edition
By Sabina Garahan
July 20, 2026
This book is a ground-breaking study of how the European Court of Human Rights interprets Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights – the right to liberty and security. The right to liberty is a fundamental provision that is enshrined not only in the Convention but in all major human ...
Domestic Abuse and the European Court of Human Rights
1st Edition
By Ronagh J.A. McQuigg
July 20, 2026
This book provides a detailed critical analysis of the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights on domestic abuse. Such abuse affects vast numbers of people throughout all nations of the world. Although it was not until 2007 that domestic abuse was considered substantively by the ...
Human Rights Law and Corporate Regulation: A Neo-Concession Approach
1st Edition
By Jonathan Barrett
July 20, 2026
This book argues for an intensely humanist engagement with the company and presents a model of company regulation that is compatible with the protection, respect for and fulfilment of human rights. Dr Barrett provides a theoretical framing for corporate regulation in the context of human rights ...
Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights: The Production, Processing and Power of Data
1st Edition
By Philippa Duell-Piening
July 20, 2026
This book presents a timely and innovative exploration of one of the first human rights articles about data production and processing: the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities article 31, ‘Statistics and data collection’. The study provides detailed explorations of the legal and ...
Beyond Hate Speech: Clearly Unlawful Content in EU Digital Law
1st Edition
By Marcin Rojszczak
June 15, 2026
This book provides a comprehensive examination of digital regulation's most pressing challenge: building effective legal frameworks to counter unlawful speech across digital platforms. Moving beyond traditional focus on service provider responsibility, it adopts a holistic approach examining ...
Bulk Surveillance, Democracy and Human Rights Law in Europe: A Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
By Marcin Rojszczak
May 22, 2026
This book discusses contemporary standards of legal safeguards in the area of bulk electronic surveillance from the perspective of the European legal model. Bulk, or untargeted, surveillance, although traditionally associated with the interception of electronic communications, is increasingly used ...
Defamation and the Right to Freedom of Speech: The UK in Comparative Perspective
1st Edition
By Mariette Jones
May 22, 2026
In an effort to balance the protection of reputation and the right to free speech, the UK Parliament attempted to fundamentally transform English libel law through the Defamation Act 2013. This book evaluates the success of this attempt by means of a comparative analysis of relevant law in the ...
Surveillance Law, Data Retention and Human Rights: A Risk to Democracy
1st Edition
By Matthew White
May 22, 2026
This book analyses the compatibility of data retention in the UK with the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). The increase in the use of modern technology has led to an explosion of generated data and, with that, a greater interest from law enforcement and intelligence agencies. In the ...
Brexit and Rights Protection in the United Kingdom: Understanding the Challenges
1st Edition
By Russell Solomon
April 21, 2026
The book is about how Brexit has and is likely to impact the UK’s protection of rights. In analysing the multi-layered framework of institutions that has provided this protection, Solomon contributes to our understanding of how this critical juncture has disrupted the human rights regime developed ...
Rent Control, Property and Human Rights Law
1st Edition
By Kurt Xerri
March 04, 2026
This book offers a comprehensive study of the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence on rent controls. It examines how the Court has balanced the right to property under the Convention against states' responsibilities to secure affordable housing. By analysing both landmark and lesser-known ...
International Law and the Regulation of Protest
1st Edition
Edited
By Azadeh Dastyari, Maria O’Sullivan
February 03, 2026
This book provides a systematic analysis of the international legal regime governing protest from a human rights law perspective. Through it, readers gain an introduction to the idea of protest and how it is understood and regulated. The first section of this book provides a conceptual and ...