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Toward an Abolitionist Human Rights Court explores how international human rights institutions can fundamentally rethink their approaches to gendered and racialized violence. Karen Engle challenges conventional human rights frameworks that often perpetuate the very systems of oppression they claim to address.
Drawing on critical legal theory and transnational feminist perspectives, Engle argues for an abolitionist approach that moves beyond punitive measures and institutional legitimation. The book examines how human rights courts have historically responded to cases involving gender-based and racialized violence, revealing structural limitations and contradictions.
Rather than simply reforming existing institutions, Engle proposes radical reimagining of justice mechanisms that center the experiences and agency of those most affected by violence. This work contributes to broader conversations about decolonizing human rights law and building more equitable international legal frameworks.
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