Catherine Renshaw
Biographic Data
| ID | 3455405 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Catherine Renshaw |
| GIVEN NAMES | Catherine |
| FAMILY NAME | Renshaw |
| SIGNATURE | RENSHAW C |
| AFFILIATIONS | Western Sydney University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-7074-051X |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 22 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 13 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2008 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Numbers Game: Substantiality and the Definition of Genocide
Substantiality is an important but misunderstood part of the concept of genocide. One problem is that substantiality holds different meanings within law and sociology. Legally, substantiality is connected to the difficulty of proving there is “intention to destroy” in the absence of a specific plan. Substantiality in this sense is a marker of the level of death and destruction required to support an inference of intent. Sociologically, substantia…
Southeast Asia’s human rights institutions and the inconsistent power of human rights
This article argues that continuing ambivalence about the importance of rights in Southeast Asia is not based on a perception that rights are a hegemonic ideological imposition of the West, or on a desire on the part of some states to preserve the ability to treat domestic populations however they wish, unhampered by the constraints of international human rights law. Instead, I contend that ambivalence has to do with uncertainty in the applicatio…
Building human rights in the region through the role of horizontal transnational networks: The role of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
In 2007, Andrew Byrnes and Andrea Durbach received a grant from the Australian Research Council to investigate the role played by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions in promoting international human rights norms across the Asia Pacific. The project’s central question was whether, for the vast and heterogeneous Asia Pacific, a regional network of national human rights bodies might offer a more effective form of human right…
The Union Election Commission of Myanmar 2010–2020
The 2008 Constitution of the Union of Myanmar establishes the framework for a ‘discipline-flourishing’ constitutional democracy in which the Tatmadaw , the Burmese military, retains a significant degree of power. Under this Constitution, the Union Election Commission (UEC) is vested with significant authority to supervise elections, regulate political parties and electoral campaigns, register voters, suspend elections, and to make conclusive dete…
Myanmar’s military: Its power over business and human rights and the UN’s Guiding Principles
Council on the economic interests of Myanmar's military.The report stated that two powerful military conglomerates, Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC)-which own businesses across diverse sectors of the economy from construction and gem extraction to manufacturing, insurance, tourism and banking-were directly involved in gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of intern…
Poetry, Irrevocable Time and Myanmar’s Political Transition
∞ This article is concerned with the response of Myanmar’s early contemporary poets to the experience of dictatorship and oppression, and the response of more recent poets to the uncertainty that followed political transition in 2010. The article argues that aesthetic differences in the styles of poetry that emerged during different periods reflect different understandings about temporality and the corresponding possibilities for claims of justic…
Myanmar's Transition without Justice
Myanmar’s transition towards a limited form of constitutional democracy is taking place in the absence of national measures to deal with the legacy of massive human rights abuses: without criminal prosecutions for historical crimes; without the establishment of institutions for truth-telling; without reparations. This article considers the escalation of violence against ethnic minorities during the early period of Myanmar’s democratic transition …
Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Asia and the Pacific
Over the last two decades, civil society has helped catalyse responses to the legacies of violent conflicts and oppressive political regimes in Asia and the Pacific. Civil society has advocated for the establishment of criminal trials and truth commissions, monitored their operations and pushed for take-up of their recommendations. It has also initiated community-based
Democratic Transformation and Regional Institutions: The Case of Myanmar and Asean
The focus of this article is Myanmar's transition to democracy, which is taking place after almost half a century of military rule. The former military rulers are themselves the architects of transition. This article notes that one of the key challenges faced by military regimes during this kind of transition is the problem of “credible commitments”. In short, the issue is this: a transition will only be successful if it has the support of the po…
The Asean Human Rights Declaration 2012
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 Catherine Shanahan Renshaw Catherine Shanahan Renshaw * *Associate, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney ([email protected]). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Rights Law Review, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2013, Pages 557–579, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngt016 Published: 14 June 2013
National Human Rights Institutions and Civil Society Organizations: New Dynamics of Engagement at Domestic, Regional, and International Levels
This article examines the dynamics of engagement between national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific region. It explores the role of CSOs in the establishment of NHRIs and argues that this history is essential to understanding the experience of NHRIs within different states. Second, it explores the evolution and impact of networks of NHRIs and CSOs in a region that currently lacks a supran…
Human Rights, State Compliance, and Social Change: Assessing National Human Rights Institutions
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) – human rights commissions and ombudsmen – have gained recognition as a possible missing link in the transmission and implementation of international human rights norms at the domestic level. They are also increasingly accepted as important participants in global and regional forums where international norms are produced. By collecting innovative work from experts spanning international law, political sc…
Joining the club: The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, the Paris Principles, and the advancement of human rights protection in the region
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) is a membership organisation of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from across the Asia Pacific region. As at the end of 2008, there were 14 full members and three associate members. The underlying eligibility criterion for membership is compliance with the United Nations Principles Relating to the Status and Functions of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protect…
Democratic Transformation and Regional Institutions: The Case of Myanmar and Asean
The focus of this article is Myanmar's transition to democracy, which is taking place after almost half a century of military rule. The former military rulers are themselves the architects of transition. This article notes that one of the key challenges faced by military regimes during this kind of transition is the problem of “credible commitments”. In short, the issue is this: a transition will only be successful if it has the support of the po…
National Human Rights Institutions and Civil Society Organizations: New Dynamics of Engagement at Domestic, Regional, and International Levels
This article examines the dynamics of engagement between national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific region. It explores the role of CSOs in the establishment of NHRIs and argues that this history is essential to understanding the experience of NHRIs within different states. Second, it explores the evolution and impact of networks of NHRIs and CSOs in a region that currently lacks a supran…
The Union Election Commission of Myanmar 2010–2020
The 2008 Constitution of the Union of Myanmar establishes the framework for a ‘discipline-flourishing’ constitutional democracy in which the Tatmadaw , the Burmese military, retains a significant degree of power. Under this Constitution, the Union Election Commission (UEC) is vested with significant authority to supervise elections, regulate political parties and electoral campaigns, register voters, suspend elections, and to make conclusive dete…
Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Asia and the Pacific
Over the last two decades, civil society has helped catalyse responses to the legacies of violent conflicts and oppressive political regimes in Asia and the Pacific. Civil society has advocated for the establishment of criminal trials and truth commissions, monitored their operations and pushed for take-up of their recommendations. It has also initiated community-based
The Asean Human Rights Declaration 2012
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 Catherine Shanahan Renshaw Catherine Shanahan Renshaw * *Associate, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney ([email protected]). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Rights Law Review, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2013, Pages 557–579, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngt016 Published: 14 June 2013
Building human rights in the region through the role of horizontal transnational networks: The role of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
In 2007, Andrew Byrnes and Andrea Durbach received a grant from the Australian Research Council to investigate the role played by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions in promoting international human rights norms across the Asia Pacific. The project’s central question was whether, for the vast and heterogeneous Asia Pacific, a regional network of national human rights bodies might offer a more effective form of human right…
Joining the club: The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions, the Paris Principles, and the advancement of human rights protection in the region
The Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions (APF) is a membership organisation of national human rights institutions (NHRIs) from across the Asia Pacific region. As at the end of 2008, there were 14 full members and three associate members. The underlying eligibility criterion for membership is compliance with the United Nations Principles Relating to the Status and Functions of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protect…
Human Rights, State Compliance, and Social Change: Assessing National Human Rights Institutions
National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs) – human rights commissions and ombudsmen – have gained recognition as a possible missing link in the transmission and implementation of international human rights norms at the domestic level. They are also increasingly accepted as important participants in global and regional forums where international norms are produced. By collecting innovative work from experts spanning international law, political sc…
National Human Rights Institutions and Civil Society Organizations: New Dynamics of Engagement at Domestic, Regional, and International Levels
This article examines the dynamics of engagement between national human rights institutions (NHRIs) and civil society organizations (CSOs) in the Asia Pacific region. It explores the role of CSOs in the establishment of NHRIs and argues that this history is essential to understanding the experience of NHRIs within different states. Second, it explores the evolution and impact of networks of NHRIs and CSOs in a region that currently lacks a supran…
Democratic Transformation and Regional Institutions: The Case of Myanmar and Asean
The focus of this article is Myanmar's transition to democracy, which is taking place after almost half a century of military rule. The former military rulers are themselves the architects of transition. This article notes that one of the key challenges faced by military regimes during this kind of transition is the problem of “credible commitments”. In short, the issue is this: a transition will only be successful if it has the support of the po…
The Asean Human Rights Declaration 2012
The ASEAN Human Rights Declaration 2012 Catherine Shanahan Renshaw Catherine Shanahan Renshaw * *Associate, Sydney Centre for International Law, University of Sydney ([email protected]). Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Human Rights Law Review, Volume 13, Issue 3, September 2013, Pages 557–579, https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngt016 Published: 14 June 2013
Myanmar's Transition without Justice
Myanmar’s transition towards a limited form of constitutional democracy is taking place in the absence of national measures to deal with the legacy of massive human rights abuses: without criminal prosecutions for historical crimes; without the establishment of institutions for truth-telling; without reparations. This article considers the escalation of violence against ethnic minorities during the early period of Myanmar’s democratic transition …
Civil Society and Transitional Justice in Asia and the Pacific
Over the last two decades, civil society has helped catalyse responses to the legacies of violent conflicts and oppressive political regimes in Asia and the Pacific. Civil society has advocated for the establishment of criminal trials and truth commissions, monitored their operations and pushed for take-up of their recommendations. It has also initiated community-based
Myanmar’s military: Its power over business and human rights and the UN’s Guiding Principles
Council on the economic interests of Myanmar's military.The report stated that two powerful military conglomerates, Myanmar Economic Holdings Limited (MEHL) and Myanmar Economic Corporation (MEC)-which own businesses across diverse sectors of the economy from construction and gem extraction to manufacturing, insurance, tourism and banking-were directly involved in gross violations of international human rights law and serious violations of intern…
Poetry, Irrevocable Time and Myanmar’s Political Transition
∞ This article is concerned with the response of Myanmar’s early contemporary poets to the experience of dictatorship and oppression, and the response of more recent poets to the uncertainty that followed political transition in 2010. The article argues that aesthetic differences in the styles of poetry that emerged during different periods reflect different understandings about temporality and the corresponding possibilities for claims of justic…
Southeast Asia’s human rights institutions and the inconsistent power of human rights
This article argues that continuing ambivalence about the importance of rights in Southeast Asia is not based on a perception that rights are a hegemonic ideological imposition of the West, or on a desire on the part of some states to preserve the ability to treat domestic populations however they wish, unhampered by the constraints of international human rights law. Instead, I contend that ambivalence has to do with uncertainty in the applicatio…
Building human rights in the region through the role of horizontal transnational networks: The role of the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions
In 2007, Andrew Byrnes and Andrea Durbach received a grant from the Australian Research Council to investigate the role played by the Asia Pacific Forum of National Human Rights Institutions in promoting international human rights norms across the Asia Pacific. The project’s central question was whether, for the vast and heterogeneous Asia Pacific, a regional network of national human rights bodies might offer a more effective form of human right…
The Union Election Commission of Myanmar 2010–2020
The 2008 Constitution of the Union of Myanmar establishes the framework for a ‘discipline-flourishing’ constitutional democracy in which the Tatmadaw , the Burmese military, retains a significant degree of power. Under this Constitution, the Union Election Commission (UEC) is vested with significant authority to supervise elections, regulate political parties and electoral campaigns, register voters, suspend elections, and to make conclusive dete…
The Numbers Game: Substantiality and the Definition of Genocide
Substantiality is an important but misunderstood part of the concept of genocide. One problem is that substantiality holds different meanings within law and sociology. Legally, substantiality is connected to the difficulty of proving there is “intention to destroy” in the absence of a specific plan. Substantiality in this sense is a marker of the level of death and destruction required to support an inference of intent. Sociologically, substantia…
Political science (13 works) · Law (11 works) · Politics (10 works) · Asian Geopolitics and Ethnography (8 works) · Human rights (8 works) · Sociology (8 works) · Law (7 works) · International Law and Human Rights (6 works) · Public Administration (6 works) · Economics (5 works)