Author: Bertie G. Ramcharan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004482296
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
The Right to Life in International Law
Author: Bertie G. Ramcharan
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004482296
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004482296
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 383
Book Description
The Right to Life Under International Law
Author: Stuart Casey-Maslen
Publisher:
ISBN: 1108494781
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 795
Book Description
Offers the first-ever comprehensive treatment under international law of the foundational human right to life.
Publisher:
ISBN: 1108494781
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 795
Book Description
Offers the first-ever comprehensive treatment under international law of the foundational human right to life.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
The Right to Life
Author: Christian Tomuschat
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004189653
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The right to life stands at the heart of human rights protection. Individuals cannot enjoy any of the rights guaranteed to them unless their physical existence is ensured. All human rights instrument list the right to life as the first one of their safeguards. Nonetheless, in many situations human life finds itself under structural threat. Although obligated by law to protect the right to life, State authorities time and again engage in deliberate acts of killing. Fortunately, international review bodies have devised many imaginative counter-strategies. Another one of those structural threats is global warming. Obviously, armed conflict puts human life inevitably at risk; the limits of the ‘license to kill’ given by the laws of war must be scrupulously observed.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004189653
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
The right to life stands at the heart of human rights protection. Individuals cannot enjoy any of the rights guaranteed to them unless their physical existence is ensured. All human rights instrument list the right to life as the first one of their safeguards. Nonetheless, in many situations human life finds itself under structural threat. Although obligated by law to protect the right to life, State authorities time and again engage in deliberate acts of killing. Fortunately, international review bodies have devised many imaginative counter-strategies. Another one of those structural threats is global warming. Obviously, armed conflict puts human life inevitably at risk; the limits of the ‘license to kill’ given by the laws of war must be scrupulously observed.
Beyond Human Rights
Author: Anne Peters
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107164303
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
Beyond Human Rights, previously published in German and now available in English, is a historical and doctrinal study about the legal status of individuals in international law.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107164303
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
Beyond Human Rights, previously published in German and now available in English, is a historical and doctrinal study about the legal status of individuals in international law.
The International Law of Human Rights and States of Exception
Author: Anna-Lena Svensson-McCarthy
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004479317
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
This study demonstrates the extensive protection that international law provides to human rights even in the most serious of emergencies when they are particularly vulnerable. Based on a meticulous analysis of preparatory works and practice under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the American and European Conventions on Human Rights, and with a special chapter on the International Labour Organisation's approach to international labour standards and emergencies, this book shows that respect for the rule of law and the concept of a democratic society are controlling parameters in any valid limitation on the enjoyment of human rights. It further shows that respect for human rights and the operation of institutions such as the Legislature and Judiciary are crucial to enabling societies to address and eventually remedy the root causes of emergency situations. The study recommends possible directions for the development of case law and suggests some practical means to help ensure that international legal requirements are in fact respected in emergencies.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004479317
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 808
Book Description
This study demonstrates the extensive protection that international law provides to human rights even in the most serious of emergencies when they are particularly vulnerable. Based on a meticulous analysis of preparatory works and practice under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, as well as the American and European Conventions on Human Rights, and with a special chapter on the International Labour Organisation's approach to international labour standards and emergencies, this book shows that respect for the rule of law and the concept of a democratic society are controlling parameters in any valid limitation on the enjoyment of human rights. It further shows that respect for human rights and the operation of institutions such as the Legislature and Judiciary are crucial to enabling societies to address and eventually remedy the root causes of emergency situations. The study recommends possible directions for the development of case law and suggests some practical means to help ensure that international legal requirements are in fact respected in emergencies.
The Meanings of Rights
Author: Costas Douzinas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107027853
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Questioning some of the repetitive and narrow theoretical writings on rights, a group of leading intellectuals examine human rights from philosophical, theological, historical, literary and political perspectives.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107027853
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
Questioning some of the repetitive and narrow theoretical writings on rights, a group of leading intellectuals examine human rights from philosophical, theological, historical, literary and political perspectives.
Cultural Rights in International Law
Author: Elsa Stamatopoulou
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004157522
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Drawing from a comprehensive review of legal instruments, practice, jurisprudence and literature, and using a multidisciplinary approach, this unique book brings forth the full spectrum of cultural rights, as individual and collective human rights, and offers a compelling vision for public policy.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9004157522
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 353
Book Description
Drawing from a comprehensive review of legal instruments, practice, jurisprudence and literature, and using a multidisciplinary approach, this unique book brings forth the full spectrum of cultural rights, as individual and collective human rights, and offers a compelling vision for public policy.
International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law
Author: Francisco Forrest Martin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521187817
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume introduces law students to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. It also discusses the history and organizational structure of human rights and humanitarian law enforcement mechanisms. Relevant to U.S. audiences, a chapter is devoted to the issues surrounding the incorporation of international law into U.S. law, including principles of constitutional and statutory interpretation, conflict rules, and the self-execution doctrine. Questions & Comments sections provide critical analyses of issues raised in the materials.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521187817
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
This volume introduces law students to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. It also discusses the history and organizational structure of human rights and humanitarian law enforcement mechanisms. Relevant to U.S. audiences, a chapter is devoted to the issues surrounding the incorporation of international law into U.S. law, including principles of constitutional and statutory interpretation, conflict rules, and the self-execution doctrine. Questions & Comments sections provide critical analyses of issues raised in the materials.
INTERNAT COVENANT CIVIL POL RIGHTS 3E C
Author: Sarah Joseph
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191650234
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states. The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191650234
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1042
Book Description
Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. The Covenant is of universal relevance. Adopted by the UN General Assembly in 1966 and in force from 1976, it commits the signatories and parties to respect the civil and political freedoms and rights of individuals. Monitored by the UN Human Rights Committee, the Covenant ratified by the majority of UN member states. The book meticulously extracts and analyzes the jurisprudence over nearly forty years of the UN Human Rights Committee, on each of the various ICCPR rights, including the right to life, the right to freedom from torture, the right of freedom of religion, the right of freedom of expression, and the right to privacy, as well as admissibility criteria under the First Optional Protocol. Key miscellaneous issues, such as reservations, derogations, and denunciations, are also thoroughly assessed. Comprehensively indexed and cross-referenced, this book offers elegant and straight-forward access to the jurisprudence of the Human Rights Committee and other UN human rights treaty bodies. Presented in a clear and illuminating manner, it will be of use to the judiciary, human rights practitioners, human rights activists, government institutions, academics, and students alike.