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"In Fantastic Transmedia, writer and academic Colin B Harvey explores the manifold ways in which science fiction and fantasy franchises use transmedial techniques to create complex and involving imaginary worlds. From high profile franchises like Star Wars, Halo and the Marvel Cinematic Universe to far smaller, micro-budgeted indie projects, Harvey explores the ways in which fantastic storyworlds use novels, television shows, films, comic books, videogames, toys and User-Generated Content to extend and deepen audiences' experiences. Through numerous case studies Harvey identifies story, play and memory as the key mechanisms through which such creators develop, spread, and emotionally engage"--

This essay explores the connection between discourses of membership, and refugee and human rights law. The argument is that state practice is often anchored in conceptions of democracy that refugee advocates must challenge at a fundamental level. I am particularly interested in the idea of human security. In addition, it is suggested that although human rights law has an essential role to play, we should not neglect the importance of refugee law as a status-granting mechanism. In the end, specific problems in refugee law call for progressive reform. For example, the essay calls for serious engagement with the idea of international or regional regulatory mechanisms to monitor state practice in this area. Many of the ideas applied in domestic contexts, such as the Canadian, come from international discussions. These discussions are often removed from effective participation. If states now function—and construct policy—at this level, then why should we not strongly advocate the creation of systems of accountability that operate at this level also? ; Cet article explore la relation entre les discours sur l'appartenance et la loi sur le droit d'asile et les droits de l'homme. Le raisonnement utilisé est que la pratique des états est souvent ancrée dans des concepts de démocratie que les défenseurs du droit d'asile se doivent de remettre en question. Je fais cela en relation avec l'idée de la sécurité humaine. Additionellement, il est suggéré que bien que la loi sur les droits de l'homme ait un rôle essentiel à jouer, nous ne devrions pas négliger l'importance que la loi sur le droit d'asile a à jouer en tant que mécanisme octroyant un statut. En fin de compte, il faudra apporter des réformes progressives touchant aux problèmes spécifiques de la loi sur le droit d'asile. Par exemple, l'article réclame que soit examinée sérieusement l'idée de mécanismes régulateurs au niveau international ou régional pour faire le suivi de la pratique des états dans ce domaine. Un grand nombre d'idées appliquées dans un contexte local ...

This article examines the law and politics of asylum in Europe. The aim is to explore both the construction of 'Fortress Europe' and the resistance within Europe to the dominant policy response. Human rights law now plays an important part in the struggle to secure decent treatment for asylum seekers in Europe. Its use has exposed serious problems with existing refugee law and policy. In examining the law and politics of human rights this article suggests that dialogic models of law are useful. In particular they bring back into the picture those individuals and groups which make change happen in practice. This allows us to 'ground' the discourses of human rights and refugee law much more securely within concrete political struggles over the terms of asylum policy. At a time when human rights lawyers are becoming part of the international 'mainstream', this article suggests that we must be alive to the importance of dissident voices that remain on the margins.

Rights versus democracy? : The Bill of Rights in plurinational states / Stephen Tierney -- Managing conflict through democracy / Samuel Issacharoff -- Ethnicity and competing nations of rights / Yash Ghai -- Independent or dependent? : Constitutional courts in divided societies / Sujit Choudhry and Richard Stacey -- Judicial empowerment in divided societies : the Northern Ireland bill of rights process in comparative perspective / Alex Schwartz and Colin Harvey -- The nature and effects of constitutional rights in post-conflict Bosnia and Herzegovina / David Feldman -- Constitutional change and the quest for legal inclusion in Nepal / Mara Malagodi -- The Charter of Rights and Freedoms and Canadian unity / Daniel Weinstock -- Education, crucifixes and headscarves : the appropriation of meanings and the content of rights in divided societies / Ruth Rubio-Marin and Leonardo Álvarez-Álvarez -- Forcing consensus : challenges for rights-based constitutionalism in Chile / Amaya Alvez Marin.

The past two decades witnessed a global proliferation of national human rights and equality bodies. Yet the research literature remains critical of their performance, positing a series of explanations for the gap between the expectations of civil society and the contribution they make. Through a comparative analysis of six statutory human rights and equality bodies in the United Kingdom and Ireland, this article explores the range of factors that shape their performance.

Refugee law is going through momentous times, as dictatorships tumble, revolutions simmer, and the 'Arab Awakening' gives way to the spread of terror from Syria to the Sahel in Africa. This compilation of topical chapters, by some of the leading scholars in the field, cover major themes of rights, security, the UNHCR, international humanitarianism, and state interests and sets out to map new contours. The concerns over our security are replacing humanitarian concerns over the plight of others. Securitization, exclusion, and the internal relocation of genuine refugees are now the favoured polic