The meaning and scope of 'Assembly' in International Human Rights Law

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Hamilton, Michael (2020) The meaning and scope of 'Assembly' in International Human Rights Law. International and Comparative Law Quarterly, 69 (3). pp. 521-556. ISSN 0020-5893

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Abstract

Informed by the 'assembly' jurisprudence of the United Nations Human Rights Committee, this article addresses fundamental questions about the meaning and scope of 'assembly' in Article 21 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). In seeking to determine when the right of peaceful assembly might properly be engaged, the article explores the interrelationship of assembly with expression and association and proposes a definition of 'assembly'-for the purposes of its protection- A s 'an intentional gathering by two or more people (including in private and online/virtual spaces)'. Such definitional reflection is particularly timely in light of the Human Rights Committee's drafting of General Comment No 37 on Article 21.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	article 21 iccpr,online and virtual space,protest,assembly,association,expression,general comment no 37,international human rights law,law,political science and international relations ,/dk/atira/pure/subjectarea/asjc/3300/3308
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Social Sciences > School of Law
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > International Law Faculty of Social Sciences > Research Groups > Media, Information Technology and Intellectual Property Law
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Depositing User:	LivePure Connector
Date Deposited:	12 Jun 2020 23:58
Last Modified:	22 Oct 2022 05:48
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/75587
DOI:	10.1017/S0020589320000160

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