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Judicial Hospitality
Original title (French): L'hospitalité judiciaire
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Abstract
Benoit Frydman examines the concept of 'judicial hospitality'—the duty of judges to receive and hear claims from victims of human rights violations, particularly when they cannot access justice in their own countries. Drawing on philosophical traditions from Kant to Derrida, he analyzes so-called 'delocalized' judicial proceedings where foreign courts serve as a last resort for transnational justice seekers. Through cases like Pinochet, Frydman argues that access to justice constitutes the procedural foundation of cosmopolitan law. He explores the tension judges face when deciding whether to hear such cases: doing so risks political controversy and jurisdictional challenges, while refusing risks abandoning victims to permanent injustice. By examining European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence on access to courts and international human rights law, Frydman demonstrates how this emerging right to universal access to justice can be grounded in existing legal frameworks.
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Benoit Frydman examines the concept of "judicial hospitality"—the duty of judges to receive and hear claims from victims of human rights violations, particularly when they cannot access justice in their own countries. Drawing on philosophical traditions from Kant to Derrida, he analyzes so-called "delocalized" judicial proceedings where foreign courts serve as a last resort for transnational justice seekers. Through cases like Pinochet, Frydman argues that access to justice constitutes the procedural foundation of cosmopolitan law. He explores the tension judges face when deciding whether to hear such cases: doing so risks political controversy and jurisdictional challenges, while refusing risks abandoning victims to permanent injustice. By examining European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence on access to courts and international human rights law, Frydman demonstrates how this emerging right to universal access to justice can be grounded in existing legal frameworks.
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« L'hospitalité judiciaire » in Justice et cosmopolitisme, actes du séminaire international de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice, publiés sur le site de l'Institut des Hautes Etudes sur la Justice (www.ihej.org/ressources).
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