Amichai Magan: The Right to Democratic Governance in an Era of Democratic Recession

In his latest article, NOUS member Amichai Magan re-examines the democratic entitlement thesis in light of the recent negative trends in democracy’s international fortunes. He argues that the right to democratic governance is a layered, and potentially severable, edifice, parts of which now seem to be eroding, but which is unlikely to be entirely undone by a reverse wave of democratic breakdowns and resurgent authoritarianism. He then examines some of the main implications of the current democratic recession for the right to democratic governance in international law.

The full article is available here.