Drug control and human rights in international law / Richard Lines, foreword by William A. Schabas, Middlesex University, London, and Universiteit Leiden.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lines, Richard, 1965- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Drugs--Law and legislation.

Drugs.

Drug control--International cooperation.

Drug control.

Human rights.

Narcotic laws.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxvii, 207 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Other Title:

Drug Control & Human Rights in International Law

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2017.

System Details:

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PDF

Summary:

Human rights violations occurring as a consequence of drug control and enforcement are a growing concern, and raise questions of treaty interpretation and of the appropriate balancing of concomitant obligations within the drug control and human rights treaty regimes. Tracing the evolution of international drug control law since 1909, this book explores the tensions between the regime's self-described humanitarian aspirations and its suppression of a common human behaviour as a form of 'evil'. Drawing on domestic, regional and international examples and case law, it posits the development of a dynamic, human rights-based interpretative approach to resolve tensions and conflicts between the regimes in a manner that safeguards human rights. Highlighting an important and emerging area of human rights inquiry from an international legal perspective, this book is a key resource for those working and studying in this field.

Contents:

Drug control, human rights, and parallel universes

The four stages of drug control : development, structure, and law

The contradictory paradigms of international drug control

Drug control and human rights: tensions and conflicts between regimes

The object and purpose of the international drug control regime

The case for dynamic interpretation of the international drug control conventions

Moving the thumb on the scales

towards a dynamic human rights-based interpretation of international drug control law

The future for a fifth stage of drug control?.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 17 Jul 2017).

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Print version:

ISBN:

9781316759707

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