Boundaries of State, Boundaries of Rights: Human Rights, Private Actors, and Positive Obligations
This
collection of essays draws together innovative scholars to examine the
relationship between two legal and political phenomena: the shrinking of
the state as a monopoly of power in favour of the expansion of power
over individuals in private hands, and the change in the nature of
rights. The authors expertly discuss the implications of the changing
boundaries of state power, the legal responses to this development, its
application to human rights, and re-conceptualizations of public life as
obligations are handed over to private hands. This innovative book
deals with an important set of problems and offers a fresh perspective
of different legal themes in an integrated fashion.
