Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31647
Title: From a 'cultural logic' to an 'institutional logic': The politics of human rights in Pacific Island Countries
Contributor(s): Subedi, Dambaru  (author)orcid ; Nanau, Gordon (author); Magar, Dip (author)
Publication Date: 2021
Early Online Version: 2021-09-24
DOI: 10.1080/14754835.2021.1947207
Handle Link: https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/31647
Abstract: This article examines the politics of human rights in Pacific Island Countries (PICs). It expands the focus from "culture" to "institutions" to analyze how PICs have engaged with the international human rights regime. We reveal that although the Pacific Island Countries have ratified more international human rights treaties and engaged proactively with the international human rights regime in recent years, this shift has not substantially led to accountability necessary to protect, respect, and promote human rights. To unpack this contradiction, we propose an analytical approach, what we call, an "institutional logic." Using the institutional logic, we argue that the current situation of human rights in PICs is primarily determined by the presence or absence of necessary institutional arrangements pertaining to rights. Thus, we conclude by suggesting that significant institutional reforms are indispensable for protecting and promoting human rights in PICs.
Publication Type: Journal Article
Source of Publication: Journal of Human Rights, 20(5), p. 528-546
Publisher: Routledge
Place of Publication: United Kingdom
ISSN: 1475-4843
1475-4835
Fields of Research (FoR) 2020: 440807 Government and politics of Asia and the Pacific
440810 Peace studies
440803 Comparative government and politics
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2020: 210902 Pacific Peoples development and wellbeing
280123 Expanding knowledge in human society
Peer Reviewed: Yes
HERDC Category Description: C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal
Appears in Collections:Journal Article
School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences

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