I've heard it described as part historical narrative, part intellectual thriller & moral detective story, with reflections on the evolution of human rights theory woven throughout. Hard to imagine a more timely book to be reading right now.

Agreed & looking forward to reading this book when the semester winds down: by international human rights lawyer & legal scholar Philippe Sands share.google/aeOciAktZZM1...

Thanks for inquiring, and I've asked the editor if the publisher would open access to the rest of the articles beyond the one by Jamie Doucette.

Guest edited by yours truly, the issue includes an interdisciplinary roster of dream-team contributors, engaging with contemporary history & politics: critical geographer @jamiedoucette.bsky.social, sociologists Yoonkyung Lee, Myungji Yang, Veda Hyunjin Kim, and political scientist Jae-Jung Suh.
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these essays explore how citizens in a functioning democracy - amid ongoing formidable challenges - overcame the executive power-grab and constitutional crisis triggered by an attempted martial-law declaration last December by wannabe autocrat and now-impeached former President Yoon Suk Yeol.

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