HUMAN RIGHTS AND HOME‐SCHOOL COMMUNICATIONS: A CRITICAL REVIEW

In recent years, universal principles and, in turn, the universalistic discourse of human rights, have fallen under critical review by feminist scholars. This is part of a more general suspicion of a search for universalism and abstraction in law: feminist legal scholars have highlighted and critiqued the gendered dimension of such an approach.1Particular concepts fundamental to political, legal and social theory such as justice,2equality,3freedom4and rights5have been under the spotlight to see if their structure leads to detrimental consequences for women. Criticisms of rights have taken a variety of forms with rights being seen as too individualistic, reinforcing existing power imbalances, failing to account for women’s experiences and focusing too much on the public sphere.

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Dissolution of the Unified Progressive Party Case in Korea: A Critical Review with Reference to the European Court of Human Rights Case Law

Journal of East Asia and International Law ◽

10.14330/jeail.2017.10.1.07 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 10 (1) ◽

pp. 7-7

Author(s):

Jongcheol Kim ◽

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Critical Review ◽

Case Law ◽

European Court ◽

Progressive Party

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Electronic Monitoring in Europe – a Panacea for Reforming Criminal Sanctions Systems? A Critical Review

Kriminologijos studijos ◽

10.15388/crimlithuan.2018.6.3 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 6 ◽

pp. 58-77

Author(s):

Frieder Dünkel

Keyword(s):

Full Article ◽

Human Rights ◽

Critical Review ◽

Electronic Monitoring ◽

Prison Population ◽

Pilot Projects ◽

Private Companies ◽

Criminal Sanctions ◽

The Impact ◽

Article Abstract

[full article, abstract in English; abstract in Lithuanian] First experiments with electronic monitoring emerged in Europe in the early 1990s. Within 15 years, the majority of countries in Europe reported having introduced electronic monitoring at least as pilot projects. The amazing dynamic rise of electronic monitoring in Europe may be explained by the commercial interests that become evident when looking at the activities of private companies selling the technique. Although electronic monitoring seems to have expanded in many countries, one has to realize its marginal role within the European sanctions systems compared to other sentencing or release options. On average, only about 3% of all probationary supervised persons were under electronic monitoring at the end of 2013. This article deals with questions regarding the impact of electronic monitoring on prison population rates and reduced reoffending, with net-widening effects and costs, essential rehabilitative support, human rights-based perspectives and the general (non)sense of electronic monitoring.

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A critical review of interdisciplinary perspectives on the paradox of prosocial compared to antisocial manifestations of empathy

Social Science Information ◽

10.1177/0539018420976946 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 053901842097694

Author(s):

Michaela Guthridge ◽

Paul H. Mason ◽

Tania Penovic ◽

Melita J. Giummarra

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Critical Review ◽

Gender Politics ◽

Social Benefit ◽

The Other ◽

Theoretical Discussion ◽

Complete Understanding ◽

Cognitive States ◽

Different Types

Empathy is the ability to experience affective and cognitive states of another person, whilst maintaining a distinct self, in order to understand the other. It is a multidimensional phenomenon, ranging from vicarious distress to near complete understanding, with many shades in between. As an almost universal and integral human construct, empathy has been considered in many disciplines and contexts, from evolution to gender, politics, economics, ethics, human rights and neuroscience. Each of these disciplines offers a range of definitions of empathy, and provides unique insights into the role of empathy in achieving different types of social outcomes, including those with both prosocial and antisocial intentions. The conceptualization generated from interdisciplinary perspectives is important because it allows us to identify commonalities that could be mobilized synergistically to achieve greater social benefit through prosocial empathy. This review discusses the benevolent and malevolent manifestations of empathy from the perspective of social, legal and psychological sciences in order to lay the foundation for a theoretical discussion on the potential of harnessing prosocial empathy to advance equality and non-discrimination.

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