A Comparative Analysis of Human Rights Protection in European Union and African Union Countries: An fsQCA Approach

Year 2022, Volume: 19 Issue: 75, 23 - 43, 05.09.2022

Emmanuel Oluwatosin Adewusı Özker Kocadal

https://doi.org/10.33458/uidergisi.1153307

Abstract

This study contributes to the human rights protection literature by using Fuzzy-set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) in the analysis of 76 cases composed of European Union and African Union countries. Results indicate that the ratification of treaties, establishment of human rights institutions, and high GDP per capita in the absence of rule of law, play crucial roles in the high rate of protection of human rights in Europe. In Africa, however, the low GDP per capita and absence of rule of law significantly weaken human rights protection. The analysis reveals that the establishment of human rights institutions is essential to protect human rights in Europe, while high GDP per capita and rule of law are paramount to improving human rights protection in Africa in relation to any institutional configuration, approach, or policy.

Keywords

Human Rights Treaties, Rule of Law, National Human Rights Institutions, GDP, Multivariate Analysis

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