The struggle for human rights : essays in honour of Philip Alston / edited by Nehal Bhuta [and four others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bhuta, Nehal, 1975- editor.

Series:

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Genre:

Festschriften.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2021]

Summary:

'The Struggle for Human Rights' evaluates the themes of law, politics, and practice which define international human rights practice and scholarship. The essays examine foundational debates, critiquing the reform of human rights institutions and reflecting on the place of human rights in society.

Contents:

Introduction / Nehal Bhuta, Florian Hoffmann, Sarah Knuckey, Frédéric Mégret, and Margaret Satterthwaite

The Organic Intellectual / Georges Abi-Saab

Ritual and Ritualism in the International Human Rights System / Hilary Charlesworth

The Targeted Killing of Jesus Christ / Joseph H. H. Weiler

Rocking the Human Rights Boat : Reflections by a Fellow Passenger / Martti Koskenniemi

The State of Human Rights Consciousness : Not Yet Endtimes / Sally Engle Merry

Human Rights, Legitimacy and Global Governance / Euan MacDonald

Democracy and Democracies / Henry Steiner

Human Rights in a Use Case World / Benedict Kingsbury

Advocating an Ad Hoc Forum for Business Human Rights Disputes, / Bruno Simma and Giorgia Sangiuolo

A Duty to Negotiate in Good Faith as Part of the Duty to Cooperate to Establish 'An International Legal Order in which Human Rights can be Fully Realized' : the New Frontier of the Right to Development / Olivier de Schutter

Re-considering Personhood : From 'Civil Death' to 'Civil Life' for Persons with Disabilities / Gerard Quinn

On Principle and Persuasion : Examining Philip Alston's Contribution to Economic and Social Rights through the Lens of Health / Alicia Yamin

Teaching Human Rights : Four Key Capabilities / John Tobin

Alston and Artificial Intelligence / Malcolm Langford

Towards ASEAN Human Rights Law / Vitit Muntarbhorn

Implementation of Treaty Obligations : Political Measures Expected of State Parties / Thomas Hammarberg

Up the Stream without a Paddle : Human Rights Challenges in Mega-Infrastructure Finance and Investment / Mac Darrow

Dilemmas Facing Commissions of Inquiry / Andrew Clapham

Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes? : Philip Alston / Jose Alvarez

The Persuasive Authority of Philip Alston's Work for Human Rights Regional Bodies : United Nations Reports, Statements and General Comments Do Matter / Hélène Trigoudja

Dangerous Proportions : Means and Ends in Non-Finite War / Nehal Bhuta and Rebecca Mignot-Mahdavi

Disrupting Human Rights : Existential Challenges and a New Paradigm for the Field / César Rodríguez-Garavito

Praxis and the International Human Rights Law Scholar / Obiora Okafor

Should Human Rights Practice Be Rights-Based? / Sarah Knuckey and Margaret Satterthwaite

Quite Enough (Still) : Human Rights in (Times of) Crisis / Florian Hoffmann

Alston in Alabama : Towards a Theory of Praxis in International Human Rights / Frédéric Mégret.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-19-263837-8

0-19-191445-2

0-19-263836-X