Contesting “Family” at the United Nations Human Rights Council

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" Contesting “Family” at the United Nations Human Rights Council "
M. Joel Voss

Document Type	:	AL
Record Number	:	1082312
Doc. No	:	LA125941
Call No	:	‭10.1163/18710328-13021147‬
Language of Document	:	English
Main Entry	:	M. Joel Voss
Title & Author	:	Contesting “Family” at the United Nations Human Rights Council [Article]\ M. Joel Voss
Publication Statement	:	Leiden: Brill
Title of Periodical	:	Religion Human Rights
Date	:	2019
Volume/ Issue Number	:	14/2
Page No	:	95–133
Abstract	:	There is general agreement that families are considered an important building block of society. However, in international fora, there is significant disagreement about what constitutes family. This article discusses the development of the Protection of the Family initiative at the UN’s primary human rights body, the UN Human Rights Council. This article uses Protection of the Family resolutions at the Council to build upon theories of norm contestation in international relations and international law. Elite-level interviews and participant observation of Council meetings on the four Protection of the Family resolutions adopted at the Council show that both advocates and opponents of Protection of the Family argue that their positions adhere to universal rights and prior law while their opponents are revisionist. In addition, the article illustrates a series of new strategies adopted by advocates of Protection of the Family that may be used in other resolutions to advance human rights agendas. There is general agreement that families are considered an important building block of society. However, in international fora, there is significant disagreement about what constitutes family. This article discusses the development of the Protection of the Family initiative at the UN’s primary human rights body, the UN Human Rights Council. This article uses Protection of the Family resolutions at the Council to build upon theories of norm contestation in international relations and international law. Elite-level interviews and participant observation of Council meetings on the four Protection of the Family resolutions adopted at the Council show that both advocates and opponents of Protection of the Family argue that their positions adhere to universal rights and prior law while their opponents are revisionist. In addition, the article illustrates a series of new strategies adopted by advocates of Protection of the Family that may be used in other resolutions to advance human rights agendas.
Descriptor	:	contestation
Descriptor	:	family
Descriptor	:	Human Rights Council
Descriptor	:	international human rights law
Descriptor	:	norms
Descriptor	:	United Nations
Location & Call number	:	‭10.1163/18710328-13021147‬