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Amicus Curiae Submission by the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law In the Matter of a Request by the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) for an Advisory Opinion on the Guarantees for the Effective Protection of the Right to Participate in Government in Africa, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis Advisory Opinion No 001/2020 (2021)
Other
Oette, L., & Kelsall, M. S. (2021). Amicus Curiae Submission by the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law In the Matter of a Request by the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) for an Advisory Opinion on the Guarantees for the Effective Protection of the Right to Participate in Government in Africa, in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Crisis Advisory Opinion No 001/2020. London

The Prohibition of Torture and Persons Living in Poverty: From the Margins to the Centre (2021)
Journal Article
Oette, L. (2021). The Prohibition of Torture and Persons Living in Poverty: From the Margins to the Centre. International & Comparative Law Quarterly, 70(2), 307-341. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0020589321000038

Torture of persons living in poverty has traditionally been at the margins of human rights interventions that have primarily focused on political and conflict related torture. This article examines the extent to which the evolving practice of human r... Read More about The Prohibition of Torture and Persons Living in Poverty: From the Margins to the Centre.

International Human Rights Law and Practice, Third Edition (2020)
Book
Bantekas, I., & Oette, L. (2020). International Human Rights Law and Practice, Third Edition. (3rd). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108612524

Human rights are analysed in their particular context, and the authors assess, among other things, the impact of international finance, the role of NGOs, and the protection of rights in times of emergency, including the challenges posed by counter-te... Read More about International Human Rights Law and Practice, Third Edition.

Document and Analyze: The Legacy of Klemperer, Fraenkel and Neumann for Contemporary Human Rights Engagement (2017)
Journal Article
Oette, L. (2017). Document and Analyze: The Legacy of Klemperer, Fraenkel and Neumann for Contemporary Human Rights Engagement. Human Rights Quarterly, 39(4), 832-859. https://doi.org/10.1353/hrq.2017.0051

Human rights discourse has been criticized for being legalistic, decontextualized, and failing to focus on factors explaining violations. Victor Klemperer’s diaries chronicled the life and suffering of a German Jew in Nazi Germany and the manipulatio... Read More about Document and Analyze: The Legacy of Klemperer, Fraenkel and Neumann for Contemporary Human Rights Engagement.

Migration Control A La Khartoum: EU External Engagement and Human Rights Protection in the Horn of Africa (2017)
Journal Article
Oette, L., & Babiker, M. A. (2017). Migration Control A La Khartoum: EU External Engagement and Human Rights Protection in the Horn of Africa. Refugee Survey Quarterly, 36(4), 64-89. https://doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdx013

This article examines the European Union–Horn of Africa Migration Route Initiative (the Khartoum Process), which is primarily aimed at combating human trafficking and smuggling in the region. It probes this partnership model in the field of external... Read More about Migration Control A La Khartoum: EU External Engagement and Human Rights Protection in the Horn of Africa.

Austerity and the Limits of Policy-Induced Suffering: What Role for the Prohibition of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment (2015)
Journal Article
Oette, L. (2015). Austerity and the Limits of Policy-Induced Suffering: What Role for the Prohibition of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment. Human Rights Law Review, 15(4), 669-694. https://doi.org/10.1093/hrlr/ngv023

Austerity measures have raised multiple human rights concerns. However, limited attention has been paid to their conformity with civil and political rights, particularly the absolute prohibition of torture and other ill-treatment. In the United Kingd... Read More about Austerity and the Limits of Policy-Induced Suffering: What Role for the Prohibition of Torture and Other Ill-Treatment.