Most cited papers in Ombudsman and Human Rights

Ombudsman and Human Rights

What are the most cited papers in Ombudsman and Human Rights?

The most cited paper in Ombudsman and Human Rights is "Analysing and Assessing Accountability: A Conceptual Framework 1" (Mark Bovens, 2007), with 2,473 citations. Next come "Human Dignity and Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights" (979) and "Legitimacy in the multilevel European polity" (495).

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Showing 50 of 100 papers. Every paper with more than 87 citations is listed.

Most cited papers, sortable by citations and release date
#	Paper
1	Analysing and Assessing Accountability: A Conceptual Framework 1 Mark Bovens · European Law Journal Open access	7 Jun 2007	2,473
2	Human Dignity and Judicial Interpretation of Human Rights Christopher McCrudden · European Journal of International Law Open access	Sep 2008	979
3	Legitimacy in the multilevel European polity Fritz W. Scharpf · European Political Science Review Open access	15 Jun 2009	495
4	The Sage Encyclopedia of Social Science Research Methods Peter Hernon · Library & Information Science Research	Jun 2004	409
5	Multi‐level Governance: a Historical and Conceptual Analysis Simona Piattoni · Journal of European Integration	23 Feb 2009	382
6	The right to research Arjun Appadurai · Globalisation Societies and Education	15 Jun 2006	367
7	On the Current Trends towards Criminal Prosecution and Punishment of Breaches of International Humanitarian Law A. Cassese · European Journal of International Law Open access	1998	356
8	Interpreting culture. Dealing with cross-cultural issues in court interpreting Sandra Beatriz Hale · Perspectives Open access	7 Aug 2013	299
9	Obstinate and Inefficient: Why Member States Do Not Comply With European Law Tanja A. Börzel, Tobias Hofmann, Diana Panke et al. · Comparative Political Studies	27 Jul 2010	287
10	The influence of the PSI directive on open government data: An overview of recent developments Katleen Janssen · Government Information Quarterly	4 Aug 2011	286
11	:The Magna Carta Manifesto: Liberties and Commons for All James A. Epstein · The American Historical Review	Jun 2009	265
12	Understanding Ripple Effects: The Cross–National Adoption of Policy Instruments for Bureaucratic Accountability Colin J. Bennett · Governance	Jul 1997	264
13	Conceptualizing throughput legitimacy: Procedural mechanisms of accountability, transparency, inclusiveness and openness in EU governance Vivien Ann Schmidt, Matthew Wood · Public Administration Open access	4 Jul 2019	263
14	European Administrative Law Stefan A. Riesenfeld, Jürgen K.J. Schwarze · The American Journal of Comparative Law	1994	263
15	Towards a European administrative space? Johan Pelck Olsen · Journal of European Public Policy	2003	255
16	Are There Any Absolute Rights? Alan Gewirth · The Philosophical Quarterly	1981	243
17	The Moral Dilemmas of Court Interpreting Ruth R. Morris · The Translator	Apr 1995	236
18	On the Inadequate Reach of Humanitarian and Human Rights Law and the Need for a New Instrument Theodor Meron · American Journal of International Law	Jul 1983	232
19	Multi-Level Governance and the Study of the British State Ian Bache, Matthew V. Flinders · Public Policy and Administration	2004	225
20	Universality or Diversity of Human Rights?: Strasbourg in the Age of Subsidiarity Rosanna Spanò · Human Rights Law Review	10 Jul 2014	225
21	Justiciability of Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights: Should There Be an International Complaints Mechanism to Adjudicate the Rights to Food, Water, Housing, and Health? Michael J. Dennis, David P. Stewart · American Journal of International Law	Jul 2004	221
22	European Policies: The Impact of National Administrative Traditions Christoph Knill · Journal of Public Policy	1998	220
23	Democracy through Strong Publics in the European Union? Erik Oddvar Eriksen, John Erik Fossum · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	Sep 2002	216
24	Measuring Human Rights: Principle, Practice and Policy Todd Landman · Human Rights Quarterly	Nov 2004	205
25	Two Concepts of the Margin of Appreciation G. Letsas · Oxford Journal of Legal Studies	2006	203
26	THE BEST INTERESTS PRINCIPLE: TOWARDS A RECONCILIATION OF CULTURE AND HUMAN RIGHTS Philip Alston · International Journal of Law Policy and the Family	1994	197
27	Human rights and impact assessment: clarifying the connections in practice Deanna Kemp, Frank M. Vanclay · Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal Open access	22 May 2013	196
28	National Incorporation of Global Human Rights: Worldwide Expansion of National Human Rights Institutions, 1966-2004 J.-W. Koo, Francisco O. Ramírez · Social Forces Open access	Mar 2009	195
29	Human Rights and Multinationals: Is there a Problem? Peter Muchlinski · International Affairs Open access	2001	194
30	The European Convention on Human Rights: Achievements, Problems and Prospects Steven Greer	30 Nov 2006	185
31	Democracy and International Law J. Crawford · British Yearbook of International Law	1994	178
32	Communication rights: Fundamental human rights for all Sharynne Lindy McLeod · International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology Open access	2 Jan 2018	177
33	Promoting Accountability in Multilevel Governance: A Network Approach Carol Harlow, Richard Rawlings · European Law Journal	7 Jun 2007	177
34	The Trust in Indicators: Measuring Human Rights AnnJanette Rosga, Margaret L. Satterthwaite · SSRN Electronic Journal PreprintOpen access	2008	174
35	Implementing the United Nations Convention on the rights of persons with disabilities Raymond Lang, Maria E Kett, Nora Groce et al. · Alter Open access	2011	173
36	Reconciling Human Rights and the Public Interest: Conceptual Problems and Doctrinal Uncertainty in the Jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights Aileen McHarg · Modern Law Review	Sep 1999	161
37	Assessing the performance of freedom of information Robert Hazell, Ben Worthy · Government Information Quarterly	4 Aug 2010	156
38	Holding (Quasi‐)Autonomous EU Administrative Actors to Public Account Deirdre M. Curtin · European Law Journal	7 Jun 2007	153
39	In full retreat: the Canadian government's new environmental assessment law undoes decades of progress Robert Banks Gibson · Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal	Sep 2012	152
40	The relationship between international humanitarian law and human rights law from the perspective of a human rights treaty body Françoise Hampson · International Review of the Red Cross	Sep 2008	141
41	Open Government Data and the Right to Information: Opportunities and Obstacles Katleen Janssen · The Journal of Community Informatics Open access	6 Dec 2012	141
42	The Quest for Legitimacy in the European Union Gráinne de Búrca · Modern Law Review Open access	May 1996	140
43	The Constitution of the People's Republic of China Chin Kim, Timothy Kearley · China Report Open access	Mar 1978	139
44	Transparency and Democratic Legitimacy Juliet Lodge · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	Sep 1994	138
45	On the problems of responsibility and accountability in referendums Maija Setälä · European Journal of Political Research	Jun 2006	138
46	Subsidiarity: A Political and Legal Analysis Paul Craig · JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies	9 Feb 2012	137
47	Public and Private Sector Accounting ‐ The Non‐identical Twins Allan D. Barton · Australian Accounting Review	Jul 1999	136
48	Presumptions and the Distribution of Argumentative Burdens in Acts of Proposing and Accusing Fred J. Kauffeld · Argumentation	May 1998	135
49	Key Issues for Implementation of Chinese Open Government Information Regulations Suzanne J. Piotrowski, Yahong Zhang, Weiwei Lin et al. · Public Administration Review	22 Oct 2009	133
50	Between Citizenship and Human Rights Kate Nash · Sociology	Dec 2009	132

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