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Vertical and Horizontal Perspectives on Rights Consciousness
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Dimensions Of Rights Consciousness, Carol J. Greenhouse
Dimensions Of Rights Consciousness, Carol J. Greenhouse
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
Commenting on David Engel's Article, this Comment responds particularly to Engel's formulation of horizontal and vertical axes as a metaphor for the ways different analytical approaches to law and legal consciousness potentially yield *recombinant interpretive questions. Pursuing Engel's concerns with the embeddedness of local norms and social relations in state-based and global legal processes, this Comment suggests expanding the two dimensions of Engel's matrix to four, so as to highlight the relevance of social distance and temporality in the differing accounts of law he assays, and in appreciating their stakes. In so doing, this Comment situates Engel's essay as a …
Redress: Rights And Other Remedies, A Comment On David Engel's Article On Rights Consciousness, Arzoo Osanloo
Redress: Rights And Other Remedies, A Comment On David Engel's Article On Rights Consciousness, Arzoo Osanloo
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
In responding to David Engel's Article, this Comment analyzes how Engel situates contemporary perspectives on rights drawing from his research in Thailand. Engel shows how the discourse of rights carries with it meanings that have multiple and changing connotations and on the ground effects. Following on Engel's questions about how consciousness of rights spreads and takes shape in local contexts, this Comment calls for expanding the substantive and methodological bases for understanding the changing effects of rights discourses. This Comment suggests that a study of the broader social and political implications, including the costs, of rights discourses (internationally, nationally, and …
Expanding The Horizons Of Horizontal Inquiry Into Rights Consciousness: An Engagement With David Engel, Michael W. Mccann
Expanding The Horizons Of Horizontal Inquiry Into Rights Consciousness: An Engagement With David Engel, Michael W. Mccann
Indiana Journal of Global Legal Studies
This Comment interprets and reflects on the key features of David Engel's argument about the importance of balancing vertical models of rights diffusion with horizontal ethnographic studies of how rights consciousness develops out of practical experience in everyday social contexts. The primary focus is on endorsing the general argument and amplifying some understated or undeveloped dimensions of Engel's position. In particular, this reflection makes the case for: 1) expanding the range of subjects and contexts subjected to horizontal study, including especially greater attention to "haves" and elite actors; 2) studying subjects expected to have high rights consciousness as well as …