The Oxford handbook of international human rights law /
International human rights law
edited by Dinah Shelton.
- First edition.
- lviii, 1018 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
- [Oxford handbooks] .
- Oxford handbooks. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Religion / Moral philosophy / Biological foundations of human rights / Sociology of human rights / The psychological foundations of human rights / Anthropology and the grounds of human rights / The foundations of justice and human rights in early legal texts and thought / General principles and constitutions as sources of human rights law / The anti-slavery movement and the rise of international non-governmental organizations / Diplomatic protection as a source of human rights law / Humanitarian law as a source of human rights law / Social justice, rights, and labour / The protection of minorities under the auspices of the League of Nations / Human dignity / Subsidiarity / Sovereignty / Solidarity / Equality / Proportionality / Democracy and the rule of law / The law-making process : from declaration to treaty to custom to prevention / Core rights and obligations / Jus cogens and obligations erga omnes / Positive and negative obligations / From commission to the council : evolution of UN charter bodies / The role and impact of treaty bodies / The role of international tribunals : law-making or creative interpretation? / Universality and the growth of regional systems / National implementation and interpretation / Roles and responsibilities of non-state actors / Interpretation of human rights treaties / Enforcing human rights through economic sanctions / Transnational litigation : jurisdiction and immunities / The use of international force to prevent or halt atrocities : from humanitarian intervention to the responsibility to protect / Trade law and investment law / Creating and applying human rights indicators / Compliance / What outcomes for victims? / Human rights make a difference : lessons from Latin America / Dinah Shelton -- M. Christian Green and John Witte -- Siegfried van Duffel -- Chris A. Robinson -- Bryan S. Turner -- Robin Bradley Kar -- Mark Goodale -- Paul Gordon Lauren -- Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty -- Jenny S. Martinez -- Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli -- Gerd Oberleitner -- Janelle M. Diller -- Péter Kovács -- Paolo G. Carozza -- Gerald L. Neuman -- Johan D. van der Vyver -- Rüdiger Wolfrum -- Jarlath Clifford -- Yutaka Arai-Takahashi -- Christian Tomuschat -- Bertrand G. Ramcharan -- Martin Scheinin -- Erika de Wet -- Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould -- Miloon Kothari -- Nigel S. Rodley -- Cecilia Medina Quiroga -- Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander -- Nisuke Ando -- David Weissbrodt -- Malgosia Fitzmaurice -- George A. Lopez -- Chimčne I. Keitner -- Ramesh Thakur -- Sarah Joseph -- Francisco López-Bermúdez -- Gisella Gori -- Fiona McKay -- Juan E. Méndez and Catherine Cone. Introduction /
"The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law. It contains substantial new essays by over forty leading experts in the field, giving students, scholars, and practitioners a complete overview of the issues that inform research and a "map" of the debates that animate the field. Each chapter features critical and up-to-date analysis of the current state of debate and discussion, assessing recent work, and advancing the understanding of all aspects of this developing area of international law.Addressing all aspects of international human rights law, the Handbook consists of over forty chapters, divided into seven parts. The first two sections explore the foundational theories and the historical antecedents of human rights law from a diverse set of disciplines, including the philosophical, religious, biological, and psychological origins of moral development and altruism, and sociological findings about cooperation and conflict. They also trace the historical sources of human rights through comparative and international law by conducting a case study of the anti-slavery movement. Section III focuses on the law-making process and certain categories of rights. Sections IV and V examine the normative and institutional evolution of human rights, and discuss its impact on various doctrines of general international law. The final two sections are more speculative, examining whether there is an advantage to considering major social problems from a human rights perspective and, if so, how that might be done. Section VI analyses several current problems that are being addressed by governments both domestically and through international organizations, and issues that have been placed on the human rights agenda of the United Nations, such as state responsibility for human rights violations and economic sanctions to enforce human rights. The final section then evaluates the impact of international human rights law over the past six decades from a variety of perspectives.The Handbook will be an invaluable resource for scholars, students, and practitioners of international human rights law. It provides the reader with new perspectives on international human rights law that are both multidisciplinary and geographically and culturally diverse. It should become the new standard reference work in this area."--Publisher description.
0199640130 9780199640133
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International law International law and human rights