The right to be we: the case of associations

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dc.contributor.authorSchmitz, Michaelen
dc.contributor.editorCahill, Maria
dc.contributor.editorÓ Conaill, Seán
dc.contributor.editorNewman, Dwight
dc.contributor.editorMcIntyre, Ruairí
dc.contributor.editorLasagni, Giulia
dc.contributor.editorKhasri, Aoif
dc.contributor.funderIrish Research Councilen
dc.date.accessioned2025-09-08T14:45:08Z
dc.date.available2025-09-08T14:45:08Z
dc.date.issued2025-01-01en
dc.description.abstractWhy freedom of association? Why a right to be a We, and why a right to be the particular kind of We, the particular kind of group, that is an association? For surely the right to freely associate is not the only kind of right to form and be a We that we commonly recognise. For example, we also recognise rights to marry or partner and to form a family, and even though these are in some sense rights to associate with others, this is not what is usually meant when we talk about the right to freedom of association. We would rather think of these as fundamental human rights. On the other end of the spectrum, we also recognise a right for people or peoples to form states – though how this is to be understood is a matter of some controversy. This right is also generally thought to be a fundamental human right or political right and in some sense it concerns the association of people. But again, this is not what people ordinarily think of when thinking of freedom of association.en
dc.description.statusPeer revieweden
dc.description.versionPublished Versionen
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dc.identifier.citationSchmitz, M. (2025) 'The right to be we: the case of associations', Societās Working Paper 33/2025 (20pp). Cork: School of Law, University College Cork.en
dc.identifier.endpage20en
dc.identifier.issued33
dc.identifier.startpage1en
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/17845
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherSchool of Law, University College Corken
dc.relation.ispartofSocietās: Exploring the Value of Freedom of Association
dc.relation.ispartofGlobal Perspectives on Freedom of Association Collection
dc.relation.ispartofSocietās Working Paper Series
dc.rights© 2025, the Author(s). Views expressed do not represent the views of the Societās project or the School of Law at UCC.en
dc.subjectAssociationen
dc.subjectDemocracyen
dc.subject~Law - Societās Working Paper Series~en
dc.titleThe right to be we: the case of associationsen
dc.typeWorking paperen
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