International human rights law : cases, materials, commentary / Olivier De Schutter.
2019
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International human rights law : cases, materials, commentary / Olivier De Schutter.
Published
Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, [2019]
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K3240 .S38 2019
Edition
Third edition.
ISBN
9781108463560 (paperback)
1108463568 (paperback)
9781108651882 (PDF ebook)
1108463568 (paperback)
9781108651882 (PDF ebook)
Description
lxxii, 1,075 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 25 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)1079400742
Summary
This textbook explores human rights as a global legal system. Using cases, materials and commentary, it presents human rights law as an active tool. By illustrating how it evolves to address contemporary issues such as terrorism and poverty, it gives a complex subject immediacy and relevance.
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This textbook explores human rights as a global legal system. Using cases, materials and commentary, it presents human rights law as an active tool. By illustrating how it evolves to address contemporary issues such as terrorism and poverty, it gives a complex subject immediacy and relevance.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Other Editions
Revision of: Schutter, Olivier de. International human rights law. Second edition. Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, [2014] 9781107063754 (OCoLC)870211381
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Ebook version : 9781108651882
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Table of Contents
The rise of international human rights
State responsibility and 'jurisdiction'
'Respecting human rights : avoiding interference
Protecting human rights : regulating private actors introduction
Fulfilling human rights : progressive realization
Derogations in time of public emergency
The prohibition of discrimination
Ensuring compliance with international human rights law : the role of national authorities
The United Nations human rights treaties system
The United Nations Charter-based monitoring of human rights
Regional mechanisms of protection.
State responsibility and 'jurisdiction'
'Respecting human rights : avoiding interference
Protecting human rights : regulating private actors introduction
Fulfilling human rights : progressive realization
Derogations in time of public emergency
The prohibition of discrimination
Ensuring compliance with international human rights law : the role of national authorities
The United Nations human rights treaties system
The United Nations Charter-based monitoring of human rights
Regional mechanisms of protection.