Democracy and Human Rights
GGI’s Democracy and Human Rights (DHR) section focuses on the current and future development of democracy world-wide and the relationship between the promotion of democracy and fundamental rights. At a time when democratic principles are increasingly challenged and threatened at global, regional, national and local levels, GGI analysts provide in-depth analyses, assessments and policy-oriented proposals for strengthening democracy, advancing human rights and wider conditions for global justice.
Publications
Briefing
Democracy and Human Rights
Widening The Huntress’s Reach: Legal And Strategic Aspects Of A New Atalanta Mandate
This GGI Briefing analyses the EU’s 2012 decision to extend Operation ATALANTA's mandate onto Somali territory, finding it legally justified under international law but highlighting strategic risks, including pirate adaptation, relocation, and potential destabilisation, while stressing cautious implementation to enhance counter-piracy effectiveness.
Analysis
Democracy and Human Rights
A Democratic Justification for Military and Non-military Humanitarian Intervention
The analysis advances a democratic justification for humanitarian intervention, arguing that protecting basic democratic rights reconciles human rights with collective self-determination, and that while military interventions may be permissible, targeted nonmilitary interventions often constitute moral duties under international law.
Analysis
Democracy and Human Rights
The International Criminal Court and Kenya’s Post-election Violence
This publication analyses the ICC’s involvement in Kenya’s 2007–2008 post-election violence, highlighting the Court’s precedent-setting investigations, Kenya’s political and legal manoeuvres, and the broader implications for complementarity, civil society engagement, and the effectiveness of global mechanisms in advancing national justice.
Experts
