International Law of Human Rights

Buch | Hardcover

608 Seiten

2006
Routledge (Verlag)
978-0-7546-2158-4 (ISBN)

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This volume collects in convenient form the most significant published journal articles in international human rights law. An informative introduction provides an overview of the subject and an explanation of why the articles were selected. The collection will aid both teaching and research.

International law is a social construct crafted by human endeavour to achieve or at least contribute to the achievement of goals perceived to be valuable or necessary to effective social relations. In effect, international law is no more than a facilitative process and so cannot have answers and conclusions of its own other than what lies within the ambitions of those who define the limits of the process. The essays collected together here reveal how international law facilitates the achievement of the long standing ambition of turning human rights ideals and rhetoric into reality.

Michael K. Addo, University of Exeter, UK Contributors: Anthony D'Amato, Sampong Sacharitkul, Ruti Teitel, Makau wa Mutua, Fernando R. Teson, Karen Engle, Harold Hongju Koh, Laurence R. Helfer, Anne-Marie Slaughter, Theodor Meron, William A. Schabas, R. St. J. MacDonald, Gabriel M. Wilner, Alex Y. Seita, Robert McCorquodale, Richard Fairbrother.

Contents: Nature: Human rights genealogy, Ruti Teitel; The concept of human rights in international law, Anthony D'Amato. Politics: International human rights and cultural relativism, Fernando R. TesÃ²n; The ideology of human rights, Makua wa Mutua; Cultural relativism and human rights, Jack Donnelly; Rethinking the 'universality' of human rights law, Dianne Otto. Implementation: How is international human rights law enforced?, Harold Hongju Koh; Towards a theory of effective supranational adjudication, Laurence R. Helfer and Anne-Marie Slaughter. Exemptions: Legal differentiation and the concept of the human rights treaty in international law, Matthew Craven; Human rights treaties, invalid reservations, and state consent, Ryan Goodman. Challenges: Globalization and the convergence of values, Alex Y. Seita; Globalization and human rights, Robert McCorquodale with Richard Fairbrother; Name index.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	28.3.2006
Reihe/Serie	The Library of Essays in International Law
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	169 x 244 mm
Gewicht	1280 g
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
Themenwelt	Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht
ISBN-10	0-7546-2158-8 / 0754621588
ISBN-13	978-0-7546-2158-4 / 9780754621584
Zustand	Neuware