1. | Hannum, Hurst : Guide to international human rights practice, 2004 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Guide to international human rights practice / Hannum, Hurst. - 4. ed.., xiii, 391 p.. - Ardsley, NY : Transnational Publ., 2004. ISBN 1´-57105-320-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART I : PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS :. 1.An overview of international human rights law, by Richard B. Bilder. 2. Implementing human rights: an overview of NGO strategies and available procedures, by Hurst Hannum. PART II : INTERNATIONAL PROCEDURES FOR MAKING HUMAN RIGHTS COMPLAINTS WITHIN THE UN SYSTEM:. 3. Treaty-based procedures for making human rights complaints within the UN system, by Sian Lewis-Anthony and Martin Scheinin. 4. United Nations non-treaty procedures for dealing with human rights violations, by Nigel Rodley and David Weissbrodt. 5. Human rights complaint procedures of the International Labor Organization, by Lee Swepston. 6. The complaint procedure of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, by Stephen P. Marks. PART III : REGIONAL SYSTEMS FOR THE PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS: 7. The Inter-American human rights system, by Dinah L. Shelton. 8. Council of Europe, OSCE, and European Union, by Kevin Boyle. 9. The African Charter on Human and People's Rights, by Cees Flinterman and Evelyn Ankumah. PART IV : OTHER TECHNIQUES AND FORUMS FOR PROTECTING RIGHTS:. 10. International reporting procedures, by Stephanie Farrior. 11. Quasi-legal standards and guidelines for protecting human rights, by Jiri Toman. 12. The international and national protection of refugees, by Maryellen Fullerton. 13. The role of domestic courtsin enforcing international human rights law, by Ralph Steinhardt. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; AMR; CERD; ICESCR; CAT; CEDAW; UN charter; Migrant workers convention; ECHR; CRC; CPT; Declaration on the rights of disabeled persons; Declaration on the rights of mentally retarded persons; Dublin convention; ESC; EU charter of fundamental rights; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; Helsinki final act; ICCPR; UDHR;
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2. | Sepulveda, Magdalena ... [et al.] : Human rights reference handbook, 2004 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Human rights reference handbook / Sepulveda, Magdalena ... [et al.]. - 3. ed.. , xxxviii, 513 p.. - Ciudad Colon, Costa Rica : University for Peace, 2004. ISBN 9977-925-18-6 INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; CAT; ICESCR; CAT; CERD; CEDAW; CRC; Migrant workers convention; ECHR; ECPT; ESC; |
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3. | Vandenhole, Wouter : The procedures before the UN human rights treaty bodies, 2004 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The procedures before the UN human rights treaty bodies : divergence or convergence / Vandenhole, Wouter, xx, 331 p.. - Antwerp : Intersentia, 2004. ISBN 90-5095-398-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: PART I. THE COMMITTEES . CHAPTER 1. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION (CERD) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 2. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE (HRC) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 3. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN (CEDAW COMMITTEE) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 4. COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE (CAT COMMITTEE) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 5. COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS (ESCR COMMITTEE) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 6. COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD (CRC COMMITTEE) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 7. COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF ALL MIGRANT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES (CMW COMMITTEE) . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS . A. Legal Basis and Rules of Procedure . B. Composition . C. Functioning . D. Type of Organ . PART II. REPORTING PROCEDURE . CHAPTER 1. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 2. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 3. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 4. COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 5. COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 6. COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 7. COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF ALL MIGRANT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS . A. Guidelines for Reporting . B. Periodicity . C. Processing of Reports . D. Unsatisfactory Reporting . E. Overdue Reports and Lack of Reporting . F. Nature of the Procedure . PART III. OTHER ACTIVITIES CLOSELY RELATED TO THE REPORTING PROCEDURE . CHAPTER 1. EMERGENCY AND EARLY WARNING PROCEDURES . A. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. B. Human Rights Committee . C. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women . D. Committee against Torture . E. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . F. Committee on the Rights of the Child . G. Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families . H. Conclusions . CHAPTER 2. GENERAL COMMENTS AND DAYS OF GENERAL DISCUSSION . A. Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination . B. Human Rights Committee . C. Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women . D. Committee Against Torture . E. Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights . F. Committee on the Rights of the Child . G. Committee on the Protection of the Rights of all Migrant Workers and Members of their Families . H. Conclusions . PART IV. COMPLAINTS PROCEDURES . CHAPTER 1. HUMAN RIGHTS COMMITTEE . A. Generalities. B. Characteristics of the Procedure . C. Examination of Complaints . CHAPTER 2. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF RACIAL DISCRIMINATION . A. Generalities . B. Characteristics of the Procedure . C. Examination of Complaints . CHAPTER 3. COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE . A. Generalities . B. Characteristics of the Procedure . C. Examination of Complaints . CHAPTER 4. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN . A. Generalities . B. Characteristics of the Procedure . C. Examination of Complaints . CHAPTER 5. COMMITTEE ON THE PROTECTION OF THE RIGHTS OF ALL MIGRANT WORKERS AND MEMBERS OF THEIR FAMILIES . CHAPTER 6. COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL RIGHTS . CHAPTER 7. COMMITTEE ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD . CHAPTER 8. CONCLUSIONS . A. Generalities . B. Characteristics of the Procedure . C. Examination of Complaints . PART V. INQUIRY PROCEDURE . CHAPTER 1. COMMITTEE AGAINST TORTURE . A. Legal Basis . B. Procedure . C. Practice . CHAPTER 2. COMMITTEE ON THE ELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN . A. Legal Basis . B. Procedure . C. Practice . CHAPTER 3. CONCLUSIONS . A. Legal Basis . B. Procedure . C. Practice . GENERAL CONCLUSIONS . A. Convergence and Common Principles of Procedural Law . B. Factors Contributing to the Dynamics of Convergence and Harmonization . 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NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICESCR; CAT; CRC; CEDAW; Migrant workers convention; |
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4. | Mertus, Julie A. : United Nations and human rights, 2005 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph United Nations and human rights : a guide for a new era / Mertus, Julie A. - ( Global institutions series), xvii, 223 p.. - London : Routledge, 2005. ISBN 0-415-34338-0 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Aghanistan / Albania / Algeria / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Burma / Burundi / Cambodia / Canada / Chechnya / China / Congo / Croatia / East Timor / El Salvador / Gaza / Germany / Ghana / Georgia / Germany / Greece / Guatemala / Guyana / Haiti / India / Indonesia / Iraq / Israel / Italy / Japan / Jordan / Kuwait / Latvia / Lebanon / Liberia / Libya / Mexico / Moldova / Mongolia / Namibia / Nepal / Netherlands / New Zealand / North Ireland / Palestine / Philippines / Poland / Portugal / Rhodesia / Russian Federation / Rwanda / Sierra Leone / Slovenia / Somalia / South Africa / USSR / Spain / Syria / Tajikistan / Tanzania / Uganda / United Kingdom / Uzbekistan / Yugoslavia NOTE (GENERAL): CAT; CEDAW; CERD; ICESCR; ICCPR; ICESCR; UDHR; |
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5. | Feyter, Koen de : Human rights, 2005 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Human rights : social justice in the age of the market / Feyter, Koen de - ( Global issues), xi, 238 p.. - London : Zed Books, 2005. ISBN 1-84277-487-5 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:: 1. Introduction . 2. Essentials. 3. Obstacles. 4. After 9/11. 5. Geneva. 6. Avenues of hope. 7. The Added value of human rights Conclusion INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; CEDAW; CAT; ECHR; AMR; ICESCR; Migrant workers convention; CRC; Declaration on the right to development; UN charter; |
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6. | Chesterman, Simon : Law and practice of the United Nations, 2008 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Law and practice of the United Nations : documents and commentary / Chesterman, Simon ; Franck, Thomas M. ; Malone, David M., xxiv, 648 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-530842-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Contents:. Part I. Relevance: 1. The UN Charter 2. Hard Cases. Part II. Capacity: 3. Legal Status 4. The Secretary-General and the Secretariat 5. Membership 6. Financing. Part III. Practice: 7. Conflict Prevention 8. Peace Operations 9. Peacebuilding 10. Sanctions 11. Development 12. Self-Determination 13. Human Rights 14. Humanitarian Assistance. Part IV. Accountability: 15. Immunity and Responsibility 16. Accountability in Practice 17. Reform INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; ICJ statute; Rio declaration; Framework convention on climate change; UDHR; Vienna declaration and programme of action; |
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7. | Scarpa, Silvia : Trafficking in human beings , 2008 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Trafficking in human beings : modern slavery / Scarpa, Silvia, xxvi, 230 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U.P., 2008. ISBN 978-0-19-954190-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Trafficking in persons as one of the XXI century's new forms of slavery. 2. The international abolition of slavery and the slave trade and the action against trafficking in human beings. 3. Trafficking victim's protection in international human rights, criminal and labour law. 4. The fight against trafficking in persons and victims' protection in the Council of Europe. 5. The European Union and trafficking in persons: from traffickers' prosecution to victims' protection? INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CAT; Convention against transnational organized crime (CTOC); Protocol relat ing to to status of refugees; CEDAW; Migrant workers convention; CRC; EU charter of fundamental rights; ECHR; ICESCR; ICCPR; optional protocol to the convention on the rights of the child on the involvement of children in armed conflict; UDHR;
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8. | Jorgensen, Rikke Frank (ed.) : Implementing human rights, 2007 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Implementing human rights : essays in honour of Morten Kjaerum / Jorgensen, Rikke Frank (ed.) ; Slavensky, Klaus, 505 p.. - Copenhagen : The Danish Institute for Human Rights, 2007. ISBN 87-91836-12-3 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. INTRODUCTION, by Rikke Frank Jorgensen og Klaus Slavensky. HUMAN RIGHTS FOUNDATIONS:. 1. Sten Schaumburg-Müller: Pragmatic challenges to human rights. 2. Kjeld Holm: Human rights and theology. HUMAN RIGHTS INSTRUMENTS AND ACTORS:. I. The European convention on human rights: 1. Hans-Gammeltoft-Hansen: The European Court of Human Rights and the ombudsman 2. Jonas Christoffersen: Least onerous means and the ECHR. II. Human rights implementation and indicators: 1. Njål Hostmaelingen: A Norwegian fairytale? The reception of international human rights law in Norway. 2. Li Buyun and Yang Songcai: Universality and particullarity of human rights. 3. Hans-Otto Sano: Implementing human rights. What kind of record? III: Human rights education: 1. Anette Faye jacobsen: Human rights education, trends and paradoxes. IV: The role of national human rights institutions: 1. David Weissbrodt: National human rights institutions. 2. Lone Lindholt: Universities and national human rights institutions: the independent human rights actors. 3. Orest Nowosad: National human rights institutions into the 21st century. 4. Birgitte Kofod Olsen and Anne-marie Garrido: Coordination of the work of NHRIs - from liaison to joint achievement. V: The role of the individual:. 1. Isi Foighel: "Now I know what I must do". HUMAN RIGHTS THEMES:. I: Business: 1. Lene Wendland: The United Nations agenda for business and human rights. 2. Sune Skadegård Thorsen: Business and human rights - from protest to partner. II: Dignity and physical integrity: 1. Manfred Nowak: Legal controversies relating to torture. 2. Mette Hartlev: At the frontier of human rights law: human rights and biotechnology. III: EU and the transatlantic: 1. Kevin Boyle: Transatalntic human rights dialogue. 2. Helle Porsdam: the right to consume the ultimate human right? IV: Military justice and international politics:. 1. Emmanuel Decaux: Current challenges to military criminal justice systems. 2. Nils A. Buttenschon: A rpad map with barriers: some reflections on law and politics in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. V: International customary law: 1. Patrick Thornberry: The Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination - questions of concept and practice. VI: Protection of minorities:. 1. Holger kallehauge: The genesis of a new human rights convention - a convention on the rights of persons with disabilities. 2. Alan Phillips: Monitoring human rights conventions. 3. Gudmundur Alfredsson: Citizenship and the definition of the term "minority". 4. Asbjörn Eide: Minority rights of non-citizens. 5. Joanne van Selm: Temporary protection - a retrospective: the only way to secure 'refugee' rights. VII: Terrorism: 1. Martin Scheinin: Reflections on defining "terrorism". 2. Jens Elo REytter: With eyes shut - Denmark fights terrorism in Afghanistan alongside of the USA. 3. Jeoren Schokkenbroek: Hard times for human rights: some thoughts on the fight against and the protection of human rights. 4. Geir Ulfstein: Counter-terrorism measures: the need for national and international review. 5. Kirsten Haustrup: Fundamentalism: Liquid fear and the loss of flexibility. POSTSCRIPT: 1. Birgit Lindsnaes: profile of a human rights director. 2. Claus Haagen Jensen: An institute and its leader. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ECHR; ICESCR; ICCPR; CEDAW; CRC; UN charter; CRC; Declaration on the rights of minorities; CAT-OP; Migrant workers convention; CRPD; Vienna declaration and programme of action; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; ICCPR-27; European convention on the prevention of terrorism; Convention for the suppression of acts of nuclear terrorism; Geneva conventions; |
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9. | Mertus, Julie A. : The United Nations and human rights, 2009 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The United Nations and human rights : a guide for a new era / Mertus, Julie A. . - 2. ed.., xxii, 202 p.. - oxon : Routledge, 2009. ISBN 978-0-415-49132-7 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. A guide to the new UN human rights practice. 2. The office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. 3. UN charter-based bodies (and other non-treaty bodies). 4. UN treaty bodies. 5. The Security Council. 6. The International Labour Organization and the UN global compact. 7. Conclusion: looking backward, going forward. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; CAT; CEDAW; ICESCR; Migrant workers convention; ICCPR; |
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10. | Cernic, Jernej Letnar : Human rights law and business, 2010 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Human rights law and business : corporate responsibility for fundamental human rights / Cernic, Jernej Letnar, xv, 328 p.. - Groningen : Europa Law Publ., 2010. ISBN 978-90-8952-081-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Part I: Introduction. Chapter 1: Introduction. Chapter 2 : The Nature and Scope of the Concept of Corporate Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights. Part II: Examination of Current Normative Framework:. Chapter 3: Corporations and State Responsibility. Chapter 4: National and International Responses to Corporate Criminal Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights. Chapter 5: Corporate Civil Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights. Chapter 6: A Critical Examination of Emerging International Quasi-Judicial Legal Regimes for Corporate Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights. Chapter 7: United Nations and Corporate Responsibility for Human Rights. Chapter 8: Corporate Responsibility and Investment Law. PART III: De Lege Ferenda Framework for Corporate Responsibility for Fundamental Human Rights:. Chapter 9: Towards a Normative Framework de Lege Ferenda for Human Rights Law and Business. Chapter 10: Summary and Conclusion. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CAT; ICESCR; CRC; CEDAW; ECHR; |
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11. | Alfredsson, Gudmundur ... [et al.] : International human rights monitoring mechanisms, 2009 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International human rights monitoring mechanisms : essays in honour of Jakob Th. Möller / Alfredsson, Gudmundur ... [et al.]. - 2. ed.. - (The Raoul Wallenebrg Institute for Human Rights Library ; vol. 35), xi, 725 p.. - Leiden : Martinus Nijhoff publ., 2009. ISBN 978-90-04-16236-5 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Table of contents:. Preface to the First Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. PART I: THE UNITED NATIONS:. 1. Human Rights in the 21st Century Bertie, by G. Ramcharan. 2. The United Nations’ Human Rights Machinery: Developments and Challenges , by Petter F. Wille. PART II: THE TREATY-BASED SYSTEM:. 3. State Reports, by Morten Kjærum. 4. Follow-Up Activities by UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies and Special Procedures Mechanisms of the Human Rights Council – Recent Developments, by Markus Schmidt. 5. Petitions before the United Nations Treaty Bodies: Focus on the Human Rights Committee’s Optional Protocol Procedure, by Alfred de Zayas. 6. The Human Rights Committee’s Jurisprudence under Article 26 of the ICCPR: The Hidden Revolution, by Carla Edelenbos. 7. The Petition System under ICERD: An Unfulfilled Promise, by Theo van Boven. 8. CEDAW and the Optional Protocol: First Experiences, by Cees Flinterman and Ginney Liu. 9. CAT and Articles 20 and 22, by Bent Sørensen. 10. Monitoring the CRC, by Lucy Smith. 11. A Brief Look at The International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families, by M. Arthur Robinson Diakité. 12. Negotiating the Monitoring Mechanism for the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Two Steps Forward, One Step, by Back Anna Bruce. PART III: THE RESOLUTION-BASED SYSTEM UNDER THE UN CHARTER:. 13. Five Years of Working in the UN Commission on Human Rights: Some Reflections for the Future Work of the UN Human Rights Council, by Ulrika Sundberg. 14. The Establishment of the UN Human Rights Council, by Jan Eliasson. 15. What Effect if Any Will the UN Human Rights Council Have on Special Procedures?, by Lyal S. Sunga. 16. Institutional Re-engineering for Effective Human Rights Monitoring: Proposals for the Unfinished Business under the “New” Human Rights Council, by Ibrahim Salama. 17. Urgent Action, by Sir Nigel Rodley. PART IV: THE UN SECRETARIAT:. 18. The Office of UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, by Bertie G. Ramcharan. 19. Human Rights Field Operations, by Michael O’Flaherty. 20. The United Nations Programme of Technical Cooperation in the Field of Human Rights, by Craig G. Mokhiber. 21. Mainstreaming Human Rights in the United Nations, by Zdzislaw Kedzia. PART V: THE PRINCIPLE ORGANS AND OTHER UN AGENCIES:. 22. The Security Council and Human Rights, by Jan Klabbers. 23. The International Court of Justice – Monitoring Human Rights, by Jonas Grimheden. 24. International Criminal Adjudication Bodies: To What Extent Can They Promote Human Rights Effectively in Post-Conflict Situations?, by Ilaria Bottigliero. 25. The International Criminal Tribunals, by William A. Schabas. 26. The Normative Impact of Human Rights on Programming in the UNDP, by Patrick van Weerelt and Zanofer Ismalebbe. 27. The International Labour Organization and Human Rights: Access to the ILO, by Lee Swepston. 28. Role of UNESCO in Human Rights Implementation, by Bhaswati Mukherjee. 29. The World Bank Inspection Panel, by Laurence Boisson de Chazournes. 30. Monitoring the Human Right to Adequate Food at Country Level, by Maarten Immink and Margret Vidar. 31. The Role of UNHCR in the Monitoring and Implementation of Human Rights Standards for Refugees and Other Persons of Concern, by Christoph Bierwirth. PART VI: SELECTED ISSUES:. 32. Human Rights Education Anette Faye Jacobsen. 33. United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues: A Multifaceted Approach to Human Rights Monitoring, by Elsa Stamatopoulou. 34. Minorities at the United Nations, by Asbjørn Eide. 35. Monitoring the Rights of the Internally Displaced, by Maria Stavropoulou. 36. Voluntary Reporting: The Global Compact, by Radu Mares. 37. Terrorism and Human Rights Monitoring Iain Cameron. 38. Monitoring Human Rights Obligations and the Fight against Terrorism: Whose Obligations? And Monitored How, by Martin Scheinin. 39. Indicators for Monitoring Human Rights, by Jonas Grimheden. 40. Sexual Orientation Discrimination: A Necessary and Emerging Area of United Nations Concern, by Timothy Maldoon. PART VII: THE COUNCIL OF EUROPE:. 41. Inter-State Complaints under Treaty Provisions – The Experience under the European Convention on Human Rights, by Søren C. Prebensen. 42. Control of Execution of Decisions under the European Convention on Human Rights – A Perspective on Democratic Security, Inter-governmental Cooperation, Unification and Individual Justice in Europe, by Fredrik G. E. Sundberg. 43. The European Court of Human Rights – Past, Present and Future: An Introduction to the Strasbourg Court, by Elisabet Fura-Sandström. 44. The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture, by Eric Svanidze. 45. The European Social Charter, by Regis Brillat. 46. The Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, by Thomas Hammarberg and John Dalhuisen. 47. The Monitoring Procedure of the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly , by Jan Kleijssen. 48. The “Pilot-judgment” Procedure of the European Court of Human Rights , by David Thór Björgvinsson. 49. Monitoring against Discrimination and Xenophobia – The European Commission against Racism and Intolerance (ECRI), by Lauri Hannikainen. PART VIII: THE ORGANIZATION FOR CO-OPERATION AND SECURITY IN EUROPE:. 50. Monitoring the Human Dimension of the OSCE, by Arie Bloed. 51. Monitoring by the OSCE’s Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), by Eric Manton and Bernhard Knoll. PART IX: THE EUROPEAN UNION:. 52. The EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, by Rhona K. M. Smith. 53. Fundamental Rights in the EU, with Special Emphasis on the Case-law of the European Court of Justice (Luxembourg), by Allan Rosas. 54. The EU as an External Human Rights Actor, by Sybilla Fries and Allan Rosas. 55. The European Parliament as a Human Rights Monitoring Mechanism, by Ana Gomes. 56. The Fundamental Rights Agency of the European Union, by Olivier De Schutter and Valérie Van Goethem. PART X: OTHER REGIONAL MECHANISMS:. 57. Basic Facts of the Individual Complaint Procedure of the Inter-American Human Rights System, by Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón. 58. The Commission and the Court under the African Human Rights System, by Muna Ndulo. 59. Human Rights Monitoring in the Asia-Pacific Region, by Vitit Muntarbhorn. PART XI: OTHER INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS:. 60. Parliamentary Human Rights Mechanisms, by Anders B. Johnsson. 61. National Human Rights Institutions, by Brian Burdekin. 62. The Role of Bar Associations and Law Societies in the Implementation of Human Rights, by Ragnar Aðalsteinsson. 63. The Role of NGOs – An Overview, by Rachel Brett. 64. Minority Rights Group International, by Clive Baldwin. 65. Monitoring Human Rights in Post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina: The Human Rights Chamber and Its Contribution to the Establishment of Rule of Law in Post-war Bosnia and Herzegovina, by Ekkehard Strauss. PART XII: THE FUTURE:. 66. Eight Reasons Why We Need a World Court of Human Rights, by Manfred Nowak. 67. National Protection Systems, by Bertie G. Ramcharan. 68. Early Warning and Prevention, by Bertram G. Ramcharan. Jakob Th. Möller – Curriculum vitae; Index. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ACHPR; CRPD; CEDAW; ICESCR; ECHR; ESC; AMR; CERD; CAT; Migrant workers convention; CEDAW-OP; ICCPR; CRC;
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12. | Odello, Marco : The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, 2013 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights : the law, process and practice / Odello, Marco ; Seatzu, Francesco - (Routledge research in human rights law), xv, 310 p.. - New York : Routledge, 2013. ISBN 978-0-415-58235-3 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 2. Towards Unity or Fragmentation of Human Rights Protection? The 2008 Optional Protocol and other individual complaints mechanisms. 3. Individual Complaints and Other Procedures under the 2008 Optional Protocol. 4. The UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights. 5. The System of Periodic Reporting. 6. General Comments. 7. Final Remarks. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICESCR; CERD; AMR; CEDAW; Declaration and programme for action; ECHR; ESC; Additional protocol to ESC; ICCPR; ICESCR-OP; CRPD; CRPD-OP; UDHR; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; |
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13. | Bantekas, Ilias : Intenational human rights, 2013 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Intenational human rights : law and practice / Bantekas, Ilias ; Oette, Lutz, xlvii, 731 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U.P., 2013. ISBN 978-0-521-15236-5 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Table of Contents:. 1. International human rights law and notions of human rights: foundations, achievements and challenges. 2. International human rights: the normative framework. 3. Human rights in practice. 4. The United Nations charter system. 5. The UN human rights treaty system. 6. Regional human rights treaty systems. 7. Individual complaints procedures. 8. Civil and political rights. 9. Economic, social and cultural rights. 10. Group rights: self-determination, minorities and indigenous peoples. 11. Women's rights. 12. The right to development, poverty and related rights. 13. Victims' rights and reparation. 14. The application of human rights in armed conflict and the international criminalisation process. 15. Human rights and counter-terrorism. 16. Non-state actors and human rights. 17. Globalisation and its impact on human rights. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Argentina / Australia / Bangladesh / Belgium / Botswana / Malaysia / Nigeria / Pakistan / Peru / Philippines / South Africa / Sri Lanka / Sudan / Switzerland / United Kingdom / USA / Venezuela NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; African charter on the rights and welfare of the child; ADRD; Arab charter of human rights; EU charter of fundamental rights; CAT; ICESCR; CEDAW; CERD; CRPD; CRC; Convention on biological diversity; Refugee convention; Dayton peace agreement; Declaration on the right to development; European charter for regional and minorities language; ESC; ECPT; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; Convention concerning the indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); ICCPR; AMR; Lisbon treaty; ICC statute; Vienna convention onthe law of treaties; UDHR;
URL http://www.cambridge.org/fi/knowledge/isbn/item7102344/?site_locale=fi_FI |
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14. | Keller, Helen (ed.) : UN human rights treaty bodies, 2012 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph UN human rights treaty bodies : law and legitimacy / Keller, Helen (ed.) ; Ulfstein, Geir, xxviii, 461 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U.P., 2012. ISBN 978-1-107-00654-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Table of Contents:. 1. Introduction, by Helen Keller and Geir Ulfstein. 2. Examination of state reports, by Walter Kälin. 3. Individual complaints, by Geir Ulfstein. 4. General comments of the Human Rights Committee and their legitimacy, by Helen Keller and Leena Grover. 5. The protection of economic and social rights: a particular challenge?, by Urfan Khaliq and Robin Churchill. 6. Aspects of human rights interpretation by the UN Treaty bodies, by Birgit Schlütter. 7. UN Treaty bodies and the Human Rights Council, by Nigel S. Rodley. 8. The legal status of decisions by human rights treaty bodies in national law, by Rosanne van Alebeek and André Nollkaemper. 9. Conclusions, by Helen Keller and Geir Ulfstein. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): Aarhus convention; ACHPR; AMR; Arab charter on human rights; UN charter; CAT; ECHR; CEDAW; CRPD; CRC; ICCPR-OP; Framework convention for the protection of national minorities; ICCPR; ICESCR; CERD; Migrant workers convention; CEDAW-OP; ICC statute; ICJ statute; UDHR; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; |