The human rights covenants at 50 : their past, present, and future / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Helen Keller ; assistant editor, Corina Heri.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Moeckli, Daniel, Editor.

Contributor:

Moeckli, Daniel, editor.

Keller, Helen, 1964- editor.

Heri, Corina, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966 December 16).

International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966 December 16).

International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights.

Human rights--History.

Human rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (401 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford University Press 2018

Summary:

Half a century ago, on 16 December 1966, the UN General Assembly adopted the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR) and the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). While the adoption of the two UN human rights covenants was celebrated all over the world, their 50th anniversary has received very little attention from the international community. This text marks this anniversary by taking stock of the first half-century of the existence of what are probably the world's two most important human rights treaties. It does so by reflecting on what the covenants have achieved (or failed to achieve) in the years that have passed, by determining and comparing their current influence in the various regions of the world, and by assessing their potential roles in the future.

Contents:

The Human Rights Covenants at 50 Table of Cases List of Contributors List of Abbreviations 1. Introduction 2. The History of the Covenants: Looking Back Half a Century and Beyond 3. Giving Meaning and Effect to Human Rights: The Contributions of Human Rights Committee Members 4. Interpretation of the ICESCR: Between Morality and State Consent 5. NGOs: Essential Actors for Embedding the Covenants in the National Context 6. Influence of the ICESCR in Africa 7. Influence of the ICCPR in the Middle East 8. Influence of the ICESCR in Latin America 9. Influence of the ICCPR in Asia 10. Influence of the ICESCR in Europe 11. The Influence of the Two Covenants on States Parties Across Regions: Lessons for the Role of Comparative Law and of Regions in International Human Rights Law 12. The Covenants in the Light of Anthropogenic Climate Change 13. The Covenants and Financial Crises 14. The Institutional Future of the Covenants: A World Court for Human Rights?

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2018.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-256028-X

0-19-186490-0

0-19-256027-1