Papers by Christopher McCrudden
Oxford Scholarship Online, 2018
An account of what we know about the use by domestic courts of international human rights law is ... more An account of what we know about the use by domestic courts of international human rights law is identified, based on the findings in this volume and earlier work on the use of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW). From that, three aspects of the domestic functions of international human rights treaties are tentatively identified as particularly significant: international human rights law is only partly internationally-directed; domestic courts very seldom appear to be acting as ‘agents’ of international human rights law; and ‘human dignity’ (sometimes by itself, sometimes alongside ‘autonomy’ and ‘equality’) acts as an important meta-principle in the domestic use of international human rights law. The implications these functions have for normative theorising about human rights, in particular practice-dependent theories of human rights, is considered, and a theory of human rights law consistent with this practice is identified.
OUP Catalogue, 2007
... countries. However, one of the most important develop-ments in the last fifty years in procur... more ... countries. However, one of the most important develop-ments in the last fifty years in procurement regulation has been the push for reform of public procurement to make it more efficient, less expensive, and more transpar-ent. In ...
Irish Studies in International Affairs, 2021
Social Science Research Network, Jun 22, 2012
ABSTRACT Since the foundation of Northern Ireland (‘NI’) in 1920, the issue of control over prima... more ABSTRACT Since the foundation of Northern Ireland (‘NI’) in 1920, the issue of control over primary and secondary education has been a source of significant tension between its two main ethno-religious communities as well as between each and the NI government. Education in Northern Ireland is organised differently compared with the rest of the United Kingdom and several of its ‘unique features’ arise out of the particular form of its political and religious sensitivities concerning education. This chapter is structured as follows. First, I shall outline the features of the governance of education in the NI model. Secondly, I shall attempt to explain briefly why these features came about. Thirdly, I shall consider research that has attempted to understand the effects of the model on the religious background of pupils in different schools. Fourthly, I shall address the role of teachers in this model. Fifthly, I shall consider issues relating to curriculum and collective worship. Sixthly, the crucial issue of school funding will be examined. Finally, I shall consider the prospects for the model in the future by considering pupil opinion on the structure of schooling and I shall explain how this model relates to political developments in Northern Ireland generally.
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Feb 3, 2022
Oxford University Press eBooks, Jan 18, 2018
This chapter presents the methodology and findings of a comparative international law study of na... more This chapter presents the methodology and findings of a comparative international law study of national judicial use of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, one of the key human rights covenants that go to make up what has been called the international Bill of Rights. The chapter is structured as follows. Section II presents a brief outline of CEDAW in order to locate what follows. Section III provides a detailed analysis of the methodology adopted in undertaking the study, including a discussion of the sources used in compiling a detailed dataset of judicial opinions and how the questions used to analyze this dataset were formulated. Section IV presents the basic findings that resulted from this analysis. Section V concludes.
Oxford University Press eBooks, Feb 21, 2013
Edward Elgar Publishing eBooks, Nov 10, 2020
Icon-international Journal of Constitutional Law, Jul 1, 2020
The idea of “positive action” has long been regarded as a key element in a gender equality strate... more The idea of “positive action” has long been regarded as a key element in a gender equality strategy and has been extensively promoted by the European Union (EU) as such. This brief comment considers: (i) how far positive action has been adopted in the EU and the European Economic Area (EEA); (ii) the reasons why the practice of positive action has fallen short of the ambitions that the EU has had for it; and (iii) how it might best be resurrected. I emphasize in particular the need for a radically revised regulatory approach to be adopted, one more in keeping with the insights of regulatory theory in other contexts.
Social Science Research Network, Jun 18, 2016
Cambridge University Press eBooks, Feb 19, 2009
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
Brill | Nijhoff eBooks, 1994
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Papers by Christopher McCrudden