CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2010
| Author | Ilyes, Ilona Ilma |
|---|---|
| Title | A JANUS-FACED NATURE OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN REFUGEE LAW? THE CASE OF GENDER BASED PERSECUTION IN THE LIGHT OF THE UNIVERSALISM VS. CULTURAL RELATIVISM DEBATE |
| Summary | Human rights are in the constant focus of political, religious, social, cultural debates on the international level. The controversy about human rights lies in the question whether human rights are really universal as it is proposed in the Universal Declaration on Human Rights and other international human rights instruments, or they are dependent on the various cultural, religious, national traditions in different regions of the world. While the universalism vs. cultural relativism debate surrounding human rights appears mostly on an abstract theoretical level in the human rights literature, in reality this controversy has repercussions in practice. The system of refugee protection appears to offer a practical example with the problem of gender based persecution. Building on the recent developments in the field of refugee law relating to gender based persecution, in particular, female genital mutilation as one of the most controversial topics between universalists and cultural relativists, this thesis argues, that being organic part of the international human rights system, the refugee regime is moving towards a comprehensive protection of universal human rights standards. |
| Supervisor | Nagy, Boldizsár |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2010/ilyes_ilona-ilma.pdf |
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