Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law Implementation

Julie Fraser is a human rights lawyer with experience in both academia and practice. As an Assistant Professor with the Netherlands Institute of Human Rights (SIM) at Utrecht University, Julie has published, presented, and taught on topics including human rights law, women's rights, and transitional justice.

'Julie Fraser's Social Institutions and International Human Rights Law Implementation makes the compelling case for the importance of connecting human rights to local communities in the search for more effective and enduring forms of human rights implementation. Through both a powerful case study of the symbiotic relationship between Islamic institutions and Indonesia's family planning programmes, and insightful critical engagement with human rights history and theory, her book is a must-read for any scholar or practitioner looking for ways to expand the toolkit beyond arid legalism or rigid state-centricity.' Mark Goodale, University of Lausanne, Series Editor of Stanford Studies in Human Rights

• 1. Introduction: the challenge of human rights implementation; 2. Human rights and its cultural connection; 3. Domestic implementation of international human rights treaties: legislative and other effective measures; 4. Domestic implementation of international human rights treaties: the role of public and private actors; 5. Role of Islamic Law and institutions in implementing women's right to family planning in Indonesia; 6. Conclusions: social institutions and the future of domestic human rights implementation; Select bibliography; Index.