This introduction sets out the central concerns of this special issue, the relationship between
marginality and the political. In doing so, it makes the argument that the process of …

This article asks if and why sexual orientation and gender identity-related rights should
connect to a human rights framework. To answer that question it begins by addressing how …

This article brings new insights from critical neoliberalism studies into dialogue with recent
critical human rights scholarship to develop a theoretically driven analysis of South Africa's …

This article argues that the rights-based approach, as applied in the context of mining, is
based on a limited interpretation of women; women are construed as being located outside …

New waves of land grabbing are working to dispossess peasants in both the Global South
and the Global North. But peasants are fighting back. They have come together to contest …

This article contributes to a theoretical understanding of rights claiming as a specific form of
political practice. The article develops and defends a post-foundationalist understanding of …

This article looks at the human rights protection in transitional post-uprising Tunisia, from
2011 to 2017, offering insights into the willingness to both protect human rights and build …

In countries where same-sex relationships are criminalised, the rights of LGBT persons are
not considered human rights. This clash between human rights and criminal law on the one …

This thesis advances understandings of the historic abuse of children in care through an
exploration of power and also offers new insights in relation to conceptualising power within …

Abstract The People's Republic of China (PRC) is one of a few countries (including North
Korea, Iran, Venezuela, and Myanmar) in the world that are subjected to the most 'intense …