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.
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 ...
International Human Rights and Local Courts: Human Rights Interpretation in Indonesia
1st Edition
Edited
By Aksel Tømte, Eko Riyadi
December 26, 2025
This book addresses the technicalities of how international human rights law can be applied at the domestic level through a case study of the human rights methodology of the Indonesian judiciary. Numerous international human rights treaties have been ratified by States parties all around the world....
Political Disinformation and the Law: Safeguarding Freedom of Expression In Europe
1st Edition
By Christopher Phiri
December 02, 2025
Political disinformation, broadly understood as disinformation relating to matters of public interest, presents a pervasive challenge in today’s information landscape. This book argues that the state can, and indeed has a duty to, regulate the phenomenon of political disinformation in a holistic ...
Human Rights and Gender Based Violence in Asia: A Comparative Critical Analysis
1st Edition
Edited
By Fozia Nazir Lone, Guobin Zhu, Anthony Carty
November 24, 2025
This edited book adopts a prescriptive and culturally relative narrative to understand and critique human rights within Asia. Simultaneously, it aims to understand how human rights, especially, such as women's rights, are practised and protected by Asian nations. The book evaluates the realisation ...
The International Legal Framework on Violence Against Women: The Need for Reform
1st Edition
By Ronagh J.A. McQuigg
October 17, 2025
This book provides in-depth critical analysis of the international legal framework on violence against women and, crucially, the need for reform of this framework. Violence against women occurs in every state worldwide and constitutes one of the most prevalent human rights abuses at the ...
The Human Rights Principle of Indivisibility
1st Edition
By Dorothea Anthony
September 24, 2025
The indivisibility principle holds that all human rights are equally important and should be respected in equal measure. This book provides a comprehensive explanation and analysis of indivisibility — its meaning(s), history, ideological significance, benefits, and shortfalls. In this way, the work...