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The Oxford handbook of international human rights law / edited by Dinah Shelton.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Oxford handbooks in law.
- Oxford handbooks in law
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Human rights.
- International law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Other Title:
- International human rights law
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2013.
- Summary:
- This handbook provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world.
- Contents:
- Introduction / Dinah Shelton
- Religion / M. Christian Green and John Witte
- Moral philosophy / Siegfried van Duffel
- Biological foundations of human rights / Chris A. Robinson
- Sociology of human rights / Bryan S. Turner
- The psychological foundations of human rights / Robin Bradley Kar
- Anthropology and the grounds of human rights / Mark Goodale
- The foundations of justice and human rights in early legal texts and thought / Paul Gordon Lauren
- General principles and constitutions as sources of human rights law / Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty
- The anti-slavery movement and the rise of international non-governmental organizations / Jenny S. Martinez
- Diplomatic protection as a source of human rights law / Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli
- Humanitarian law as a source of human rights law / Gerd Oberleitner
- Social justice, rights, and labour / Janelle M. Diller
- The protection of minorities under the auspices of the League of Nations / Péter Kovács
- Human dignity / Paolo G. Carozza
- Subsidiarity / Gerald L. Neuman
- Sovereignty / Johan D. van der Vyver
- Solidarity / Rüdiger Wolfrum
- Equality / Jarlath Clifford
- Proportionality / Yutaka Arai-Takahashi
- Democracy and the rule of law / Christian Tomuschat
- The law-making process : from declaration to treaty to custom to prevention / Bertrand G. Ramcharan
- Core rights and obligations / Martin Scheinin
- Jus cogens and obligations erga omnes / Erika de Wet
- Positive and negative obligations / Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould
- From commission to the council : evolution of UN charter bodies / Miloon Kothari
- The role and impact of treaty bodies / Nigel S. Rodley
- The role of international tribunals : law-making or creative interpretation? / Cecilia Medina Quiroga
- Universality and the growth of regional systems / Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander
- National implementation and interpretation / Nisuke Ando
- Roles and responsibilities of non-state actors / David Weissbrodt
- Interpretation of human rights treaties / Malgosia Fitzmaurice
- Enforcing human rights through economic sanctions / George A. Lopez
- Transnational litigation : jurisdiction and immunities / Chimène I. Keitner
- The use of international force to prevent or halt atrocities : from humanitarian intervention to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur
- Trade law and investment law / Sarah Joseph
- Creating and applying human rights indicators / Francisco López-Bermúdez
- Compliance / Gisella Gori
- What outcomes for victims? / Fiona McKay
- Human rights make a difference : lessons from Latin America / Juan E. Méndez and Catherine Cone.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 2, 2013).
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9780191668982
- 0191668982
- 9780191756672
- 0191756679
- OCLC:
- 865872789
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