The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Shelton, Dinah

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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 more than forty leading experts in the field, giving students, scholars, and practitioners a complete overview of the issues that inform research, as well as a 'map' of the debates that animate the field. Each chapter features a 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. The Handbook consists of 39 chapters, divided into seven parts. Parts I and II 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. Part III focuses on the law-making process and categories of rights. Parts IV and V examine the normative and institutional evolution of human rights, and discuss this impact on various doctrines of general international law. The final two parts 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: Part VI analyses 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; Part VII then evaluates the impact of international human rights law over the past six decades from a variety of perspectives. The Handbook is 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 1088
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780191668982
• Artikelnr.: 39955898

Autorenporträt

Professor Dinah Shelton was the inaugural holder of the Manatt/Ahn Professorship in International Law at the George Washington University Law School, where she has taught since 2004. She previously taught international law and was director of the doctoral program in international human rights law at the University of Notre Dame Law School (1996-2004). She has also lectured at universities throughout the world. Professor Shelton is the author of three prize-winning books, Protecting Human Rights in the Americas (co-authored with Thomas Buergenthal), Remedies in International Human Rights Law, and the three-volume Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. She has also authored many other articles and books on international law, human rights law, and international environmental law. Professor Shelton is a member of the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law.

Inhaltsangabe

* I. Theoretical Foundations
* 1: M. Christian Green and John Witte, Jr.: Religion
* 2: Siegfried Van Duffel: Moral Philosophy
* 3: Christopher A. Robinson: Biological Foundations of Human Rights
* 4: Brian S. Turner: Sociology of Human Rights
* 5: Robin Bradley Kar: The Psychology Foundations of Human Rights
* 6: Mark Goodale: Anthropology and the Grounds of Human Rights
* II. Historical and Legal Sources
* 7: Paul Gordon Lauren: The Foundations of Justice and Human Rights in
Early Legal Texts and Thought
* 8: Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty: General Principles and
Constitutions as Sources of Human Rights Law
* 9: Jenny Martinez: The Anti-Slavery Movement and the Rise of
International Non-Governmental Organizations
* 10: Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli: Diplomatic Protection as a Source of
Human Rights Law
* 11: Gerd Oberleitner: Humanitarian Law as a Source of Human Rights
Law
* 12: Janelle M. Diller: Social Justice, Rights, and Labour
* 13: Péter Kovács: The Protection of Minorities under the Auspices of
the League of Nations
* III. Structural Principles
* 14: Paolo G. Carozza: Human Dignity
* 15: Gerald L. Neuman: Subsidiarity
* 16: Johan D. van der Vyver: Sovereignty
* 17: Rüdiger Wolfrum: Solidarity
* 18: Jarlath Clifford: Equality
* 19: Yutaka Arai-Takahashi: Proportionality
* 20: Christian Tomuschat: Democracy and the Rule of Law
* IV. Normative Evolution
* 21: Bertrand G. Ramcharan: The Law-Making Process: From Declaration
to Treaty to Custom to Prevention
* 22: Martin Scheinin: Core Rights and Obligations
* 23: Erika de Wet: 'Jus Cogens' and Obligations 'Erga Omnes'
* 24: Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould: Positive and Negative Obligations
* V. Institutions and Actors
* 25: Miloon Kothari: From Commission to the Council: Evolution of UN
Charter Bodies
* 26: Nigel S. Rodley: The Role and Impact of Treaty Bodies
* 27: Cecilia Medina: The Role of International Tribunals: Law-Making
or Creative Interpretation?
* 28: Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander: Universality and the Growth
of Regional Systems
* 29: Nisuke Ando: National Implementation and Interpretation
* 30: David Weissbrodt: Roles and Responsibilities of Non-State Actors
* VI. Human Rights and General International Law
* 31: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: Interpretation of Human Rights Treaties
* 32: George A. Lopez: Enforcing Human Rights through Economic
Sanctions
* 33: Chimène I. Keitner: Transnational Litigation: Jurisdiction and
Immunities
* 34: Ramesh Thakur: The Use of International Force to Prevent or Halt
Atrocities: From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to
Protect
* 35: Sarah Joseph: Trade Law and Investment Law
* VII. Assessments
* 36: Francisco López-Bermúdez: Creating and Applying Human Rights
Indicators
* 37: Gisella Gori: Compliance
* 38: Fiona McKay: What Outcomes for Victims?
* 39: Juan E. Méndez and Catherine Cone: Human Rights Make a
Difference: Lessons from Latin America