Mediated Fictions Human Rights in Dystopian Novels

This book links human rights law and literary studies, analysing dystopian novels through the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It deconstructs oppression in dystopias exploring human rights violations and gender-based discrimination. By applying legal meanings to fictional worlds, it demonstrates the practical aspect of human rights law. This book bridges international human rights law and literary studies by examining dystopian novels through the lens of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The author analyses classical dystopias and a selection of feminist dystopias, exploring depictions of human rights violations and gender-based discrimination in fiction. The book deconstructs dystopian societies, revealing mechanisms of oppression and highlighting literature’s legal and social relevance. Structured like legal commentaries, it offers both theoretical and practical analyses of UDHR provisions. Each article is discussed and interpreted in accordance with legal scholarship and linked to cases drawn from dystopian literature.