TY  - BOOK
AU  - Alston,Philip
TI  - Promoting human rights through bills of rights: comparative perspectives 
SN  - 0198258224
AV  - K3240.6 .P757 1999
U1  - 341.481 21
PY  - 1999///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Clarendon Press
KW  - Civil rights
KW  - International and municipal law
KW  - Human rights
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (pages 525-550) and index; pt. 1. National level protection of human rights without a bill of rights. How far can the common law go towards protecting human rights? / John Doyle, Belinda Wells ; Basic laws as a surrogate bill of rights: the case of Israel / David Kretzmer -- pt. 2. The role of international norms in the absence of a bill of rights. The European Convention on Human Rights in the British courts: problems associated with the incorporation of international human rights / Andrew Clapham ; Parliamentary scrutiny of human rights: a duty neglected? / David Kinley -- pt. 3. Comparative experiences with bills of rights. The Kenyan Bill of Rights: theory and practice / Yash Ghai ; The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: a feminist perspective / Mary Eberts ; The New Zealand bill of rights experience / Philip A. Joseph ; And some have bills of rights thrust upon them: the experience of Hong Kong's bill of rights / Andrew Byrnes ; A post-Calvinist catechism or a post-communist manifesto? intersecting narratives in the South African bill of rights debate / Martin Chanock -- pt. 4. The judiciary and bills of rights. The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: a Canadian perspective / Robert Sharpe ; The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: an Australian perspective / Sir Gerard Brennan ; Bills of rights in comparative perspective / Mac Darrow, Philip Alston
N2  - "In this timely volume Professor Alston and a team of distinguished contributors examine the consequences of international human rights treaty obligations at the national level. The problems addressed include the transformation of international norms into national law; how to prepare appropriate domestic arrangements for giving effect to international norms (with particular emphasis on the role of the bill of rights); and an assessment of the impact of international obligations on domestic legal regimes."--Publisher description
ER  -