Paradigms of international human rights law / Aaron X. Fellmeth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fellmeth, Aaron Xavier, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

International law.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (313 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Paradigms of International Human Rights Law explores the legal, ethical, and other policy consequences of three core structural features of international human rights law: the focus on individual rights instead of duties; the division of rights into substantive and nondiscrimination categories; and the use of positive and negative right paradigms. It first explains the types of individual, corporate, and state duties available. It then evaluates how substantive rights and nondiscrimination rights are used to protect similar values through different channels. Lastly, it discusses negative and p

Contents:

Cover; Paradigms of International Human Rights Law ; Copyright ; Dedication ; Contents ; Acknowledgments ; Table of Abbreviations & Citations ; Introduction ; Part one Human Rights and Fundamental Duties ; 1. The Concept of Fundamental Duties ; A. The Universal Duties Movement

1. Individual Duties a. Individual Duties in the International Bill of Rights and Other Human Rights Instruments ; b. Individual Duties in Human Rights-.Related Declarations ; c. The IAC and UNESCO Declarations of Human Responsibilities ; d. General Practice of States

e. Individual Duties in International Criminal Law f. Why Nonbinding Duties? ; 2. Corporate Duties ; B. Five Classes of Beneficiaries of Moral Duties: A Typology ; 1. Duties toward Other Individuals ; a. Universal Duties ; b. Relational Duties ; 2. Duties toward Groups

3. Duties toward Humankind as a Whole 4. Duties toward Oneself ; 5. Ecological Duties ; a. Duties Directly toward Nonhuman Animals ; b. Duties Directly toward Plants ; c. Duties Directly toward the Natural Environment

d. Duties toward Individuals Relative to a Safe and Healthy Natural Environment C. Conclusion ; 2. Duties and Rights as Alternative Paradigms ; A. Universal Human Duties as a Legal Concept ; 1. Why Individual Duties? ; 2. Objections to Individual Duties under IHRL

a. Individual Duties Would Be Redundant

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-061129-4

0-19-061130-8

0-19-061128-6