the slow home-coming of human rights in the Netherlands
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Oomen, Barbara
- Publish Year
- 2014
- Shelfmark
- NED 8 2014 - B
- Thesaurus
- mensenrechten, burgerschap, allochtonen, islam, huiselijk geweld, Nederland
- Description
- This book is a study of what happens when international human rights are applied domestically in The Netherlands. It tracks recent debates in Dutch society on citizenship and the rights of immigrants, and analyses the shift from the perception of human rights as a 'foreign policy concern' to the slow processes of homecoming in what has traditionally been a left-wing society, but now includes many more right-wing political parties. The book provides coverage on relevant constitutional law, legal culture and rights realization as well as discussing case material on human rights education, polarization, socio-economic rights, domestic violence and the rights of minorities.