Regional Human Rights Systems and the Principle of Universality
Regional Human Rights Systems and the Principle of Universality

Summary/Abstract: The activity of regional human rights systems reflects sometimes the tension between the universality of human rights and the relativity of the culture where they should be implemented. In this context an important issue is whether regional systems, adapted to specific local conditions, could threaten the universality of human rights or, on the contrary, they contribute to a wider and deeper implementation of universal human rights. This article will assert that regional human rights systems should not be seen as dangers for the universality of human rights but, on the contrary, as contributors to the implementation of global human rights in various cultural environments. It will also go on to challenge the main counter arguments to its statement, in order to cover all the relevant aspects of the topic.

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