Transnational litigation against the mandatory death penalty and anti-sodomy laws
A new Commonwealth human rights strategy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12677390 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andrew Novak (0000-0002-7049-1015, George Mason University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 149-168 |
| Publication date | 2020-12-23 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Commonwealth and Comparative Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1466-2043 • E-ISSN: 1743-9094 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/14662043.2020.1852678 |
| OpenAlex | W3117241686 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
In the Commonwealth, courts engage in transnational judicial dialogue on death penalty abolition and decriminalisation of homosexuality. Strategic litigation uses similarities in colonial-era laws and constitutional provisions to persuade courts to adopt new norms. The London-based Death Penalty Project and Human Dignity Trust have explicit Commonwealth litigation strategies against the mandatory death penalty and anti-sodomy laws, respectively. These organisations' expertise in comparative and international law assists local partners. This article interrogates this litigation according to the ‘boomerang’ strategy of norm diffusion and critical models. A general Commonwealth human rights litigation strategy can alter state behaviour and ensure norm compliance
Commonwealth · Dignity · Homosexuality · Human rights · Norm (philosophy · Political science · Sociology · Sodomy · Criminal Justice and Corrections Analysis · Gender, Security, and Conflict · Law · Torture, Ethics, and Law
The socialization of international human rights norms into domestic practices
Speaking Law to Power
Capital Punishment
Judicial Dialogue and Human Rights
Transnational Human Rights Litigation
British Colonialism and the Criminalization of Homosexuality
A History of the Adoption of Codes of Criminal Law and Procedure in British Colonial Africa, 1876–1935
The Making and Remaking of Commonwealth Constitutions
International Materials and Domestic Rights
The Caribbean court of justice
Activists beyond borders
International Norm Dynamics and Political Change
Seizing the Middle Ground
In Search of Régime Security
The Death Penalty
Decriminalising homosexuality in India
LGBTI organizations navigating imperial contexts
Decolonizing the boomerang effect in global queer politics
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |