Chapter 12: Democracy
Hilary Charlesworth
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Handbook Chapter
Published:
22 Feb 2019
Page Range:
164–178
Collection:
Law 2019
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474684.00017
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Over the past few decades, democracy has become an international concept. This chapter surveys international legal encounters with the concept of democracy: its use in international institutions, in the recognition of states, in decisions to intervene in a state, and in the human rights field. It is critical of the limited notion of democracy that emerges in international practice and argues for a substantive account of democracy based on the goal of accountability for and prevention of the arbitrary use of power.

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Cover Concepts for International Law
Concepts for International Law
Edited by
Jean d’Aspremont
and
Sahib Singh
Handbook
Published:
22 Feb 2019
Print ISBN:
9781783474677
eISBN:
9781783474684
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474684
Pages:
960
Collection:
Law 2019
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