Furthering Human Rights
Kluwer Law International (Verlag)
978-90-411-0241-6 (ISBN)
This volume is based on the theme that justice cannot be confined within limitations of space, time or academic discipline, a theme which Judge Christopher Weeramantry has consistently applied in the valuable writings which are collected here.
Justice breaks out beyond the bounds of particular cultural traditions and territorial boundaries. It transcends generational barriers and imposes on every generation duties towards those who are to follow. It reaches beyond the bounds of the discipline of law and fertilizes the interface area between law and any discipline one may care to name.
This representative selection of lectures and writings, delivered and published over the past three decades in many parts of the world, reveals the depth and significance of Judge Weeramantry's contribution to the ongoing debate on the nature and scope of Human Rights in the international community. Some of his essays foreshadowed future dangers which have since materialized, and they all represent a resistance to attitudes of legal formalism which often seem to override considerations of justice in the handling of the problems under examination. All of these discussions portray the all-pervasive nature of justice, its universality, and its timelessness.
This volume is the first of several which will cover Judge Weeramantry's contribution to legal literature. The remaining volumes will contain essays on Justice in a Global Context, Justice in the Age of Technology and The Votaries of Justice.
Foreword by Boutros Boutros-Ghali. Preface. Part A: 1. The Teaching of Human Rights. 2. The Quest for Congruence between Culture and Legal Systems in Recently Liberated Societies. 3. National and International Systems as Denigrators of Human Rights. 4. Some Third World Perspectives on Equality and Freedom. 5. The Struggle for the Rule of Law: Right against Might. 6. The Contribution of Islamic Jurisprudence to International Law and Human Rights. 7. Japanese Advances in the Field of Human Rights: A Major Innovation. 8. Introducing Human Rights to the Younger Generation. Part B: 9. Torture: The Worldwide Epidemic of Institutionalized Cruelty. 10. Underdevelopment: The Right to Development. 11. Traffic in Armaments: A Blind Spot in Human Rights and International Law? 12. Suppression of Information: A New Human Right: The Right to Know. 13. The Media as a Threat to Human Rights: Problems and Trends. 14. The Media as a Threat to Human Rights: An Agenda for Action. 15. Apartheid: Blots upon the South African Statute Book. 16. The Constitutional Reconstruction of South Africa: Some Essential Safeguards. Index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.2.1997 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Justice Without Frontiers ; 1 |
| Verlagsort | Zuidpoolsingel |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Gewicht | 834 g |
| Einbandart | gebunden |
| Themenwelt | Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht |
| Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht ► Völkerrecht | |
| ISBN-10 | 90-411-0241-8 / 9041102418 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-90-411-0241-6 / 9789041102416 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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