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The development of human rights law by the judges of the International Court of Justice / Shiv R.S. Bedi.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Studies in international law (Oxford, England) ; v. 10.Publisher: Oxford ; Portland, Or. : Hart, 2007Description: xiii, 488 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 1841135763
  • 9781841135762
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 341.48 22
LOC classification:
  • K3240 .B427 2007
Contents:
1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Perspective : legislative role of the judge and human rights law -- 2. Legislative role of the judge : a vital force in the life of the law -- 3. Relationship between human rights and international law : principle of human dignity versus principle of state sovereignty -- Pt. II. The development of human rights law by the international court of justice : contentious cases -- Introduction to the contentious procedure of the court -- 4. Corfu channel case (United Kingdom v Albania) (1947-1949) -- 5. South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v South Africa; Liberia v South Africa) : violation of human rights law led to formation of human rights law (1960-1966) -- 6. Barcelona traction, light and power company, limited (new application : 1962) case (Belgium v Spain) (1962-70) -- 7. United States diplomatic and consular staff in Tehran case (USA v Iran) (1979-1981) -- 8. Military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua case (Nicaragua v USA) (1984-1991) -- 9. East Timor case (Portugal v Australia) (1991-1994) : human rights versus state sovereignty (1991-1994) -- 10. Application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide case (Bosnia and Herzegovia v Serbia Montenegro) (1993- ) prohibition of genocide as Jus Cogens -- 11. Legality of use of force cases (Yugoslavia v Belgium; Yugoslavia v 213 Canada; Yugoslavia v France; Yugoslavia v Germant; Yugoslavia v Italy; Yugoslavia v Netherlands; Yugoslavia v Portugal; Yugoslavia v Spain; Yugoslavia v UK; Yugoslavia v USA) (1999- ) -- 12. Arrest warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Belgium) : an analysis of human dignity of the people, for the people by the people (2000-2002) -- 13. Vienna convention on consular relations cases (1998-2004) : the convention does create individual rights -- Pt. III. The development of human rights law by the international court of justice : advisory cases -- Introduction to the advisory procedure of the court -- 14. International status of South West Africa case (1949-1950) : the principle of sacred trust of civilization -- 15. Reservations to the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide case (1950-1951) : genocide is supremely unlawful and its principles are binding on all parties irrespective of being party to a convention -- 16. Legal consequences for states of the continued presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) nothwithstanding security council resolution 276 (1970) case (1970-1971) -- 17. Western Sahara case (1974-75) the principle of self-determination -- 18. Applicability of article VI, section 22, of the convention on the privileges and immunities of the United Nations case (1989) -- 19. Legality of the use by a state of nuclear weapons in armed conflict case (request by World Health Organization) (1993-1996) -- 20. Legality of the threat or use of nuclear threat case (request by UN General Assembly) : - may use; may not use; but do not use. Hence, legislate : MAY NOT USE - (1994-1996) -- 21. Difference relating to immunity from legal process of a special rapporteur of the commission on human rights (1998-1999) -- 22. Legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory (2003-04) : belligerent occupation and human rights -- 23. Summary and general conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-383) and index.

1. Introduction -- Pt. I. Perspective : legislative role of the judge and human rights law -- 2. Legislative role of the judge : a vital force in the life of the law -- 3. Relationship between human rights and international law : principle of human dignity versus principle of state sovereignty -- Pt. II. The development of human rights law by the international court of justice : contentious cases -- Introduction to the contentious procedure of the court -- 4. Corfu channel case (United Kingdom v Albania) (1947-1949) -- 5. South West Africa cases (Ethiopia v South Africa; Liberia v South Africa) : violation of human rights law led to formation of human rights law (1960-1966) -- 6. Barcelona traction, light and power company, limited (new application : 1962) case (Belgium v Spain) (1962-70) -- 7. United States diplomatic and consular staff in Tehran case (USA v Iran) (1979-1981) -- 8. Military and paramilitary activities in and against Nicaragua case (Nicaragua v USA) (1984-1991) -- 9. East Timor case (Portugal v Australia) (1991-1994) : human rights versus state sovereignty (1991-1994) -- 10. Application of the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide case (Bosnia and Herzegovia v Serbia Montenegro) (1993- ) prohibition of genocide as Jus Cogens -- 11. Legality of use of force cases (Yugoslavia v Belgium; Yugoslavia v 213 Canada; Yugoslavia v France; Yugoslavia v Germant; Yugoslavia v Italy; Yugoslavia v Netherlands; Yugoslavia v Portugal; Yugoslavia v Spain; Yugoslavia v UK; Yugoslavia v USA) (1999- ) -- 12. Arrest warrant of 11 April 2000 (Democratic Republic of the Congo v Belgium) : an analysis of human dignity of the people, for the people by the people (2000-2002) -- 13. Vienna convention on consular relations cases (1998-2004) : the convention does create individual rights -- Pt. III. The development of human rights law by the international court of justice : advisory cases -- Introduction to the advisory procedure of the court -- 14. International status of South West Africa case (1949-1950) : the principle of sacred trust of civilization -- 15. Reservations to the convention on the prevention and punishment of the crime of genocide case (1950-1951) : genocide is supremely unlawful and its principles are binding on all parties irrespective of being party to a convention -- 16. Legal consequences for states of the continued presence of South Africa in Namibia (South West Africa) nothwithstanding security council resolution 276 (1970) case (1970-1971) -- 17. Western Sahara case (1974-75) the principle of self-determination -- 18. Applicability of article VI, section 22, of the convention on the privileges and immunities of the United Nations case (1989) -- 19. Legality of the use by a state of nuclear weapons in armed conflict case (request by World Health Organization) (1993-1996) -- 20. Legality of the threat or use of nuclear threat case (request by UN General Assembly) : - may use; may not use; but do not use. Hence, legislate : MAY NOT USE - (1994-1996) -- 21. Difference relating to immunity from legal process of a special rapporteur of the commission on human rights (1998-1999) -- 22. Legal consequences of the construction of a wall in the occupied Palestinian territory (2003-04) : belligerent occupation and human rights -- 23. Summary and general conclusion.

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