Legal Nature of International Human Rights

Inbunden, Engelska, 2010

Del 104 i serien International Studies in Human Rights

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Beskrivning

The role and influence human rights in society has been enhanced by its association with international law and yet despite this legal springboard, the scope of its legal nature remains uncertain. By analysing the work of international human rights courts and treaty bodies alongside a brief historical review, this book assesses the distinctive legal dimension of human rights. It concludes that the legalisation of human rights is an unplanned and evolving social construct that continues under the managerial oversight of international human rights courts and treaty bodies which employ the primary tool of treaty interpretation. These characteristics of the legal environment of human rights in international law provide a good appreciation of the law itself and its limits.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2010-05-17
Mått:160 x 240 x 38 mm
Vikt:1 154 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Serie:International Studies in Human Rights
Antal sidor:552
Förlag:Brill
ISBN:9789004173903

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Michael K. Addo teaches and researches international law and human rights law at the University of Exeter. He is editor of International Law of Human Rights (Ashgate, 2006) and Human Rights Standards and the Responsibility of Transnational Corporations (Kluwer, 1999).

Innehållsförteckning

Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of Treaties and Other International InstrumentsList of Cases; Introduction; Chapter 1 – The Indeterminacy of Human Rights I.IntroductionII.Human Rights and International LawIII.Basis of human rights indeterminacyIV.Reactions V.A Way ForwardChapter 2 – The Evolution of human rights in international Law I.IntroductionII.The Facilitation StageIII.The Legalisation StageIV.Critique of ScholarshipV.Concluding RemarksChapter 3 – Human Rights and the Rule of Law I.IntroductionII.Transformation and TrasubstantiationIII.Effects of LegalisationIV.Concluding RemarksChapter 4 – The United Nations Human Rights Treaties I.IntroductionII.Law in Treaty TextsIII.Human Rights Law and Cultural DiversityIV.EffectivenessV.Concluding RemarksChapter 5 – The European Convention on Human Rights I.IntroductionII.Law in the ConventionIII.The Power of InterpretationIV.RedressV.Limits to Transformative InterpretationVI.Concluding RemarksChapter 6 – The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights I.IntroductionII.Law in the CharterIII.Interpreting the CharterIV.The Charter in National PracticeV.Concluding RemarksChapter 7 – The American Convention on Human Rights I.IntroductionII.Textual Indicators and the Rule of LawIII.Approaches to InterpretationIV.Enforced DisappearancesV.Cultural DiversityVI.Concluding RemarksChapter 8 – Conclusions and Implications of Legalisation: A Special Regime? I.IntroductionII.Broad ConclusionsIII.Special RegimeIV.The Opinion on The Genocide ConventionV.The European Convention on Human RightsVI.The American Convention on Human RightsVII.The Human Rights Committee General Comment Number 24VIII.Consequences of Human Rights Treaty PracticeIX.Lessons on ‘Special’ CharacterBibliography; Index