1. | Bedau, Hugo Adam (ed.) : The death penalty in America, 1997 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The death penalty in America : current controversies / Bedau, Hugo Adam (ed.), xvii, 524 p.. - New York : Oxford U. P., 1997. ISBN 0-19-510438-2 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Part I: The laws, the crimes and the executions. Part II: The controversy over public support for the death penalty : the death penalty versus life imprisonment:. 1. Hardening of the attitudes : Americans' views on the death penalty, by Phoebe C. Ellsworth, Samuel R. Gross. 2. Sentencing for life : Americans embrace alternatives to the death penalty, by Richard C. Dieter. Part III: The controversy over deterrence and incapacitation:. 1. Murder, capital punishment and deterrence : a review of the literature, by William C. Bailey, Ruth D. Peterson. 2. A national study of the Furman-Commuted inmates : assessing the threat to society from capital offenders, by James W. Marquart, Jonathan R. Sorensen. 3. Prison homicides, recidivist murder and life imprisonment, by H. A. Bedau. Part IV: The contoversy over constitutionality: 1. Furman v. Georgia, 1972 : the death penalty as administered is unconstitutional. 2. Gregg v. Georgia, 1976 : the death penalty is not per se unconstitutional. 3. Woodson v. North Carolina, 1976 : mandatory death penalties are unconstitutional. 4. Coker v. Georgia, 1977 : the death penalty for rape is unconstitutional. 5. Constitutional interpretation, history and the death penalty, by David A. J. Richards. 6. Why the death penalty is a cruel and unusual punishment, by David A. J. Richards. 7. Habeas corpus and other constitutional controversies, by H. A. Bedau. 8. International human rights law and the death penalty in America, by H. A. Bedau. Part V: The controversy over race and class:. 1. McCleskey v. Kemp, 1987 : A racially disproportionate death penalty system is not unconstitutional. 2. Death penalty sentencing : research indicates pattern of racial disparities, by U. S. General Accounting Office. 3. Counsel for the poor : the death sentence not for the worst crime for the worst lawyer, by Stephen B. Bright. Part VI: Controversies from prosecution to execution:. 1. "A good murder", by Leigh B. Bienen. 2. How American juries decide death penalty cases : the capital jury project, by Joseph L. Hoffman. 3. Innocence and the death penalty : assessing the danger of mistaken executions. 4. An appeal for clemency : the case of Harold Lamont Otey, by Larry Myers. 5. To see or not to see : televising executions, by Henry Schwartzschild, Robert R. Bryan. 6. Witness to another execution, by Susan Blaustein. 7. Millions Misspent : what politicians don't say about the high cost of the death penalty, by Richard C. Dieter. Part VII : The death penalty : for and against:. 1. The new testament and moral arguments for capital punishment, by H. Wayne House. 2. Noah's covenant, the new testament and Christian social order, by John Howard Yoder. 3. The death penalty once more, by Ernest van den Haag. 4. A reply to van den Haag, by H. A. Bedau. INDEX WORDS:
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2. | Dugard, John : Reconciling extradition with human rights, 1998 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Reconciling extradition with human rights / Dugard, John ; van den Wyngaert, Christine REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): American journal of international law : vol. 92; no. 2., p. 187-212. - Washington, DC : American Society of International Law, 1998. - ISSN 0002-9300 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ECHRP-6; CAT; ICCPR-14; AMR; Inter-American convention to prevent and punish torture; ECPT; |
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3. | Paust, Jordan J. ... [et al.] : International criminal law, 1996 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International criminal law : cases and materials / Paust, Jordan J. ... [et al.], xiv, 1438 p.. - Durham, NC : Carolina Academic Press, 1996. ISBN 0-89089-894-4 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Former Yugoslavia / Spain / South Africa / Sweden / Turkey NOTE (GENERAL): TEU; Helsinki final act; Schengen convention; Convention against illicit traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances; Council of Europe convention on laundering; CEDAW; CERD; Convention on the law of the sea; CRC; Montevideo convention; ICCPR; UN charter; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; CAT; Tokyo convention; Nuremberg charter; LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR |
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4. | Universal protection of human rights, 1998 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of monograph series Universal protection of human rights / REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: To Baehr in our minds : essays on human rights from the heart of the Netherlands / Bulterman, M. (ed.); Hendriks, A. (ed.); Smith, J. (ed.) - (SIM special ; no. 21), p. 9-106. - Utrecht : SIM, 1998. ISBN 90-801505-5-8-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: The articles are:. 1. Improving supervision of the international covenant on economic, social and cultural rights, by Kitty Arambulo. 2. Health and human rights. Health issues discussed by the United Nations treaty monitoring bodies, by Ineke Boerefijn and Brigit Toebes. 3. A universal declaration of human responsibilities, far-sighted or flawed?, by Fried van Hoof. 4. Transnational corporations and human rights, by Nicola Jägers. 5. The meeting of chairpersons of human rights treaty bodies, by Yvonne Klerk. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR; ICCPR-26; Vienna declaration and plan of action; CRC; ECHR; CERD; LIBRARY LOCATION: Folkrätt SHELF CODE: s SIM special |
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5. | Nowak, Manfred : The international covenant on civil and political rights, 1999 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a monograph The international covenant on civil and political rights / Nowak, Manfred REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: An introduction to the international protection of human rights : a textbook : Part II : The United Nations : the charter-based and treaty-based procedures / Hanski, R.; Suksi, M. (eds.). - 2. rev. ed.., p. 79-100. - Turku/Åbo : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights, 1999. ISBN 952-12-0247-5 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Uruguay / Lituania / Africa / Czech Republic / Jamaica / Trinidad and Tobago / California / USA / Latin America NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-6-17-26; ICESCR; ICCPR-OP; ICCPR-2OP; AMR; ACHPR; ECHR; Vienna convention on the law of states; |
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6. | Fine, Toni M. : Moratorium 2000, 1999 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Moratorium 2000 : an international dialogue towards a ban on capital punishment / Fine, Toni M. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Columbia human rights law review : vol. 30; no. 2., p. 421-438. - New York : Columbia University School of Law, 1999. - ISSN 0090-7944 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR-6; ECHR; ICCPR-2OP; AMR; |
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7. | Alston, Philip (ed.) : The future of UN human rights treaty monitoring, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The future of UN human rights treaty monitoring / Alston, Philip (ed.) ; Crawford, James (ed.), xxxv, 563 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U. P., 2000. ISBN 0-521-64195-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: 1. The UN human rights treaty system: A system in crisis? by JAMES CRAWFORD. A. The UN human rights monitoring system in action: 2. Individual claims in a world of massive violations: What role for the Human Rights Committee? by HENRY J. STEINER. 3. Decision-taking in the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, by MICHAEL BANTON. 4. The Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women at the crossroads, by MARA R. BUSTELO. 5. The reporting process under the convention on the rights of the child, by Gerison Lansdown. 6. The Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Catalyst for change in a system needing reform, by SCOTT LECKIE. 7. Country-oriented procedures under the Convention against torture : towards a new dynamism, by ROLAND BANK. 8. UN human rights reporting procedures : an NGO perspective, by Andrew Clapham. B. National influences and responses : 9. Making human rights treaty- obligations a reality: Working with new actors and partners, by ANNE GALLAGHER. 10. Domestic implementation of international human rights treaties: Nordic and Baltic experiences, by MARTIN SCHEININ. 11. The domestic impact of international human rights standards: The Japanese experience, by YUJI IWASAWA. 12. The role of human rights treaty standards in domestic law The Southern African experience, by JOHN DUGARD. 13. Uses and abuses of the treaty reporting procedure: Hong Kong between two systems, by ANDREW BYRNES. 14. The United States and the international human rights treaty system: For export only? by Stefanie Grant. C. Regional and sectoral comparisons. 15. Reporting in the Inter-American system of human rights protection , by ANTONIO AUGUSTO CANCADO TRINDADE. 16. Lessons from the reporting system of the European Social Charter, by DAVID HARRIS. 17. The role of reporting in international environmental treaties: Lessons for human rights supervision, by DANIEL BODANSKY. D. Common challenges for the treaty bodies: 18. The problem of overlapping among different treaty bodies, by ERIC TISTOUNET. 19. Bodies of knowledge: A diversity promotion role for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, by CRAIG SCOTT. 20. Treaty bodies responding to states of emergency: The case of Bosnia and Herzegovina, by MICHAEL O'FLAHERTY. 21. Ensuring effective supervisory procedures: The need for resources, by ELIZABETH EVATT. 22. Servicing and financing human rights supervision, by MARKUS SCHMIDT. E. Looking to the future: 23. Beyond 'them' and 'us': Putting treaty body reform into perspectivem, by PHILIP ALSTON. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Australia / Bangladesh / Barbados / Bosnia-Herzegovina / Burundi / Canada / China / Denmark / Estonia / Finland / Germany / Hong Kong / Iceland / India / Israel / Jamaica / Japan / Latvia / Liberia / Lithuania / Namibia / Netherlands / New Zealand / North Korea / Northern Ireland / Norway / Papua New Guinea / Peru / Philippines / Poland / Russian Federation / South Africa / Sweden / Trinidad and Tobago / United Kingdom / Uruguay / Former Yugoslavia / Zaire / Zimbabwe NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; AMR; Climate change convention; ESC; ECHR; CAT; Genocide convention; ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; ICESCR; UN charter; CRC; Montreal protocol; UDHR; |
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8. | Sudre, Frederic : Extradition et peine de mort, 1990 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Extradition et peine de mort : arret Soering de la Cour Europenne des droits de l'homme, du 7 juillet 1989 / Sudre, Frederic REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Revue générale de droit international public : tome 94., p. 103-121. - Paris : A. Pedone, 1990. - ISSN 0373-6156 LANGUAGE: FRE INDEX WORDS:
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9. | Morgan, Rod (ed.) : Protecting prisoners, 1999 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Protecting prisoners : the standards of the European Committee for the Prevention of Torture in context / Morgan, Rod (ed.), xix, 294 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 1999. ISBN 0-19-829821-8 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS: PART 1: THE CPT: 1. The CPT: An Introduction, by MALCOLM D. EVANS AND ROD MORGAN. 2. CPT Standards: An Overview, by ROD MORGAN AND MALCOLM D. EVANS. PART II: THE INTERNATIONAL CONTEXT: 3. The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture and the European Convention on Human Rights, by WOLFGANG PEUKERT. 4. CPT Standards within the Context of the Council of Europe, by JIM MURDOCH. 5. CPT and Other International Standards for the Prevention of Torture, by WALTER SUNTINGER. 6. Amnesty International's 12-Point Programme for the Prevention of Torture: An Example of NGO Standard Setting, by ERIC PROKOSCH. PART III: THE NATIONAL CONTEXT: 7. The Validity and Impact of CPT Standards with Regard to Belgium, by STEPHAN PARMENTIER. 8. The CPT in France, by Roland Rank. 9. A Critical Review of the CPT's Visit to Hui AGNES KOVER. 10. Inspection and Quality Control: The CPT in Netherlands, by PIET VAN REENAN. 11. The CPT and Turkey, by SEMIH GEMALMAZ. 12. The CPT's Visits to the United Kingdom, by STEPHEN SHAW. Appendix 1: Table of Signatures and Ratifications (as at 31 December 1998) of the European Convention the Prevention of Torture and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment Appendix 2: List of Visits and of Resulting Reports and Responses, 1990-1998 A: In Alphabetical Order B: In Date Order Appendix 3: CPT Document Citation A: Table of CPT Visit Reports and State Responses B: CPT General Reports INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Albania / Antilles / Aruba / Austria / Belgium / Bulgaria / Cyprus / Denmark / Finland / France / Germany / Greece / Hungary / Ireland / Italy / Latvia / Lithuania / Malta / Martinigue / Netherlands / Northern Ireland / Norway / Poland / Portugal / Romania / Russian Federation / San Marino / Scotland / Slovakia / Slovenia / Spain / Sweden / Switzerland / Turkey / Ukraine / Uruguay NOTE (GENERAL): ECHR; ECPT; |
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10. | Nowak, Manfred : Is the death penalty as inhuman punishment?, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a monograph Is the death penalty as inhuman punishment? / Nowak, Manfred REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: The jurisprudence of human rights law : a comparative interpretive approach / Orlin, T.; Rosas, A.; Scheinin, M. (eds.), p. 27-46. - Åbo/Turku : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights, 2000. ISBN 952-12-0593-8 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-6; ECHR-2; AMR; ICCPR-2OP; Protocol to AMR to abolish death penalty; ECHRP-6; Declaration on the abolition of the death penalty; CRC; Dayton peace agreement; ToA; |
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11. | Schmidt, Markus G. : The death row phenomenon, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a monograph The death row phenomenon : a comparative analysis / Schmidt, Markus G. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT: The jurisprudence of human rights law : a comparative interpretive approach / Orlin, T.; Rosas, A.; Scheinin, M. (eds.), p. 47-72. - Åbo/Turku : Åbo Akademi University. Institute for Human Rights, 2000. ISBN 952-12-0593-8 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Jamaica / United Kingdom NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-2-7; ECHR-2; ICCPR-OP; AMR-4; ACHPR-4; |
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12. | Ghandhi, P.R. : The Human Rights Committee and the right of individual communication, 1998 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The Human Rights Committee and the right of individual communication : law and practice / Ghandhi, P.R., xxiv, 522 p.. - Ashgate : Dartmouth, 1998. ISBN 1-85521-768-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. I. Introduction 2. The Human Rights Committee. 3. The operation of the individual communication procedure. 4. Inadmissibility ratione personae. 5. Inadmissibility ratione loci. 6. Inadmissibility ratione temporis. 7. Inadmissibility ratione materiae. 8. Non-substantiation and no claim under article 2 of the Optional Protocol. 9. Anonymity, abuse of the right of submission and no 'fourth instance'. 10. Inadmissibility under article 5(2)(a) of the Optional Protocol. 11. Inadmissibility under article 5(2)(b) of the Optional Protocol. 12. Fundamental procedural issues. 13. Final views of the Committee. 14. Reservations. 15. Final remarks. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Canada / Netherlands / Finland / Germany / France / Italy / Norway / Sweden NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR (full text); ICCPR-OP (full text); ICCPR-2OP; CERD; ICESCR; CAT; Canadian charter of rights and freedoms; CDE; IMT charter; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; UDHR;
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13. | Joseph, Sarah : The international covenant on civil and political rights, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The international covenant on civil and political rights : cases, materials and commentary / Joseph, Sarah ; Schultz, Jenny ; Castan, Melissa ; foreword by Elizabeth Evatt, xxxvi, 745 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2000. ISBN 0-19-826774-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. Introduction. 2. Admissibility under the ICCPR. 3. Civil and political rights. 4. ALteration of ICCPR duties. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): CAT; CEDAW; CERD; CRC; ECHR; ICCPR; ICESCR; ICCPR-OP; ACHPR; AMR; Arab charter of human rights; UN charter; Friendly relations declaration; Declaration on t he protection of all persons from being subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment; Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; Convention concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); The statute of the ICC; Declaration on the elimination of all forms of discrimination based on religion or belief; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; Paris standards; LIBRARY LOCATION: IMR SHELF CODE: Inst.ref. |
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14. | Schabas, William A. : The abolition of the death penalty in international law, 1997 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The abolition of the death penalty in international law / Schabas, William A.. - 2. ed.., xli, 403 p.. - Cambridge : Cambridge U. P., 1997. ISBN OAS0-521-5887-1 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; African charter of the rights of the child; Additional protocol to the American convention on human rihts to abolish the death penalty; AMR; ADRD; Arab charter of human rights; Canadian charter of rights and freedoms; ICCPR; Nuremburg charter; OAS charter; UN charter; CRC; Refugee convention; Copenhagen document; CAT; ECHR; |
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15. | Shelton, Dinah : Remedies in international human rights law, 1999 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Remedies in international human rights law / Shelton, Dinah, xli, 387 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 1999. ISBN 0-19-829859-5 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. PART I : THE CONCEPTUAL AND HISTORICAL FRAMEWORK:. 1. The development of international human rights law. 2. Theories of remedies. 3. Remedies in national law. 4. Reparations in the law of state responsibility for injury to aliens. PART II : THE INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK:. 5. International institutions and tribunals. 6. Procedural issues. PART III : JURISPRUDENCE AND PRACTICE:. 7. Declaratory judgments. 8. Compensation. 9. Punitive or exemplary damages. 10. Non-monetary remedies. 11. Costs and fees. 12. Gross and systematic violations. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Albania / Argentina / Australia / Austria / Brazil / Belgium / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Czech Republic / Denmark / Ecuador / El Salvador / United Kingdom / Ethiopia / Germany / Guatemala / Greece / Honduras / India / Iran / Israel / Japan / Kuwait / Mexico / Morocco / Namibia / Netherlands / New Zealand / Nicaragua / Nigeria / Paraguay / Peru / Portugal / Philippines / Poland / Romania / Rwanda / South Africa / Sri Lanka / Sweden / Switzerland / Trinidad and Tobago / Uganda / Ukraine / Uruguay / Venezuela / Zimbabwe NOTE (GENERAL): Hague conventions; Treaty of peace at Versailles; Convention on the rights and duties of states; UN charter; OAS charter; ADRD; Genocide convention; ECHR; ECHRP-7; ECHRP-9; ECHRP-11; Convention on the elimination of all forms of employment and occupation (ILO convention no. 111); ESC; CERD; ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; ICESCR; AMR; Helsinki final act; Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; CEDAW; Resolution 1503; ACHPR; CAT; Inter-American convention to prevent and punish torture; SEA; ECPT; Convention concerning indigenous and tribal peoples in independent countries (ILO convention no. 169); CRC; TEU; Additional protocol to the ESC; ACHPR-OP: |
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16. | Brettschneider, Corey Lang : Punishment, property and justice, 2001 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Punishment, property and justice : philosophical foundations of the death penalty and welfare controversies / Brettschneider, Corey Lang, viii, 156 p.. - Aldershot : Ashgate, 2001. ISBN 0-7546-2064-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: Introduction: Why justice is relevant to politics. The Death Penalty and Punishment: Introduction to part I: the death penalty and punishment; Revenge, pity and empathy: common roots of the death penalty debate; Emotion defended; General deterrence; Singular deterrence and rehabilitation; Retribution; Nietzsche’s critique: the link between deterrence, retribution and revenge; From punishment to ethics and political justice; Philosophical foundations: utilitarianism and deterrence; Hybrid theory: Rawl's act utilitarianism; Philosophical foundations: retributivism and Kantian deontology; Furman vs. Georgia; The link between retributive and distributive justice. Welfare and Distribution: Introduction to part II. Is there a right to welfare?; Locke on property, distributive justice and welfare; Rousseau and the fundamental right to welfare; Rawl’s theory of justice; Walzer and the critique of primary goods; Rawl’s, work and the free-rider problem; Nozick, desert and natural talent; Should there be a constitutional right to welfare?; Marx and the radical critique of the right to welfare; Distributive justice, property and the right to welfare; Conclusion; INDEX WORDS:
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17. | Schoenbaum, Thomas J. (ed.) : Trilateral perspectives on international legal issues , 1998 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Trilateral perspectives on international legal issues : from theory into practice / Schoenbaum, Thomas J. (ed.) ; Nakagawa, Junji ; Reif, Linda C., xi, 404 p.. - Ardsley, N. Y. : Transnational publ., 1998. ISBN 1-57105-077-9 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: PART I: THEORETICAL PERSPECTIVES ON COMPLIANCE WITH INTERNATIONAL LAW Summary, by Kristin Leigh Case. Chapter 1: The Concept of Compliance as a Function of Competing Conceptions of International Law, by Benedict Kingsbury. Chapter 2: Carrots, Sticks, or Stepping-Stones: Differing Perspectives on Compliance with International Law, by Karin Hickelson. Chapter 3: Securing Compliance in Traditional and Contemporary International Law : a Theoretical Analysis, by Junji Nakagawa. Chapter 4: The Changing Nature of International Obligations: Can Voluntary Compliance Overcome the Difficulties in the Present Nation-State System? by Naoya Okuwaki. Chapter 5 : Development Cooperation and Compliance with International Environmental Law : Past Experience and Future Prospects, by Phillip H. Saunders. PART II : HUMAN RIGHTS:. Summary, by Linda C. Reif. Chapter 6 : Reservations to Multilateral Human Rights Treaties: The General Comment of the Human Rights Committee and the Critique of the Comment, by Nisuke Ando. Chapter 7: The Domestic Impact of Acts of International Organizations Relating to Human Rights Yuji Iwasawa. Chapter 8: Democracy and Difference: Democratic Rights and Separatist Claims, by Diane F. Orentlicher. Chapter 9 : International Tribunals and Universal Norms: The Case of Inhuman Treatment and the Death Row Phenomenon, by William A. Schabas. Chapter 10: The Impact of Human Rights Conventions on the Nationality Law and the Practices of Japan, by Junko Torii. PART III : ARMS CONTROL : Summary, by Kiki Caruson. Chapter 11: Effectiveness and Limitations of Challenge Inspection: A Comparative Study of the Chemical Weapons Convention and Other Arms Control Agreements, by Masahiko Asada. Chapter 12: The Future of Nuclear Proliferation, by Philip Bobbitt Chapter 13: Improving Incentives for Compliance with Nonproliferation Regimes, by Dorinda G. Dallmeyer. Chapter 14: Compliance with and Strengthening of the Nonproliferation Regime, by Mitsuru Kurosawa. Chapter 15: Keeping the Lid on Proliferation of Armaments of Mass Destruction: A Global Agenda for International Peace and Security, by K. Venkata Raman. PART IV : TRADE AND INVESTMFNT :. Summary, by Kristin Leigh Case and Nicolas R. Foster. Chapter 16: Grafting Mechanisms for Settling International Trade Disputes: WTO and NAFTA as Models, by Donald M. McRae. Chapter 17: Economic Sanctions and Compliance : theoretical aspects, by Kazuhiro Nakatani. Chapter 18: Restrictive Business Practices and Market Contestability in International Trade Law, by Thomas J. Schoenbaum. Chapter 19: The Case for a Multilateral Agreement for Investment Promotion, by Akio Shimizu. Chapter 20: The Current Monetary System and International Business Decisions, by Kazuaki Sono. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; Vienna convention on the law of treaties UN charter; CRC; CEDAW-9; ICCPR; ADRD; AMR; ACHPR; |
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18. | Schmidt, Markus G. : Universality of human rights and the death peanlty, 1997 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Universality of human rights and the death peanlty : the approach of the Human Rights Committee / Schmidt, Markus G. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): ILSA journal of international and comparative law : vol. 3; no. 2., 9 p.. - Fort Lauderdale : Nova Southeastern University. Shephard Broad Law Center, 1997. LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: United Kingdom / USA NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR-40; ICCPR-OP; GC-6; |
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19. | Forrest Martin, Francisco : Challenging human rights violations, 2001 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph Challenging human rights violations : using international law in U.S. courts / Forrest Martin, Francisco, xvi, 273 p.. - Ardsley, NY : Transnational publ., 2001. ISBN 1-57105-167-8 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: PART I: INTERNATIONAL AND UNITED STATES LAW: 1. The sources and athoroity of international law. 2. Federal and state jurisdiction over and private causes of action for violations of international human rights law. PART II: APPLICATIONS : USING INTERNATIONAL LAW TO CHALLENGE HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS COMMITTED IN THE UNITED STATES AND ABROAD:. 3. Rights tolife, humane treatment, liberty and personal security and prohibitions of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. 4. Due process rights. 5. Freedom of expression. 6. Right to privacy. 7. Freedom from discrimination. 8. Right to a remedy : providing compensation for uninterntional false imprisonment. PART III : CONCLUSION. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ACHPR; ADRD; Arab charter on human rights; CAT; CIS convention; Protocol of San Salvador; DECAW; CERD; Genocide convention; Ottawa convention; CRC; ECHR; Geneva conventions; Additional protocols to the Geneva conventions; ICCPR; ICESCR; London agreement; Statute of the ICC; ICT-R statute; ICT-y statute; UN charter; UDHR; Vienna convention on the law of treaties; GC-15; GC-24; GC-26; |
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20. | Hudson, Patrick : Does the death row phenomenon vilate a prisoner's human rights under international law?, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Does the death row phenomenon vilate a prisoner's human rights under international law? / Hudson, Patrick REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): European journal of international law [=EJIL] : vol. 11; no. 4., p. 833-856. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2000. - ISSN 0938-5428 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICCPR-OP;
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21. | Forrest Martin, Francisco : The rights international companion to criminal law & procedure, 1999 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The rights international companion to criminal law & procedure : an international human rights and humanitarian supplement / Forrest Martin, Francisco ; Wilson, Richard J. - (The rights international companion series), iii, 342 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 1999. ISBN 90-41198-332-4 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: PART ONE: An Overview of International Criminal Law and Its Enforcement Mechanisms: Introduction Chapter 1. The Sources and Principles of International Law. Chapter 2. How International Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Criminal Law Is Binding on U.S. and Other Domestic Courts Treaties Customary International Law Domestic Legislation Domestic Tribunal Decisions. Chapter 3. The History and Oper ations of International Human Rights, Humanitarian, and Criminal Tribunals A. Historical Background B. Nuremberg, Tokyo, and Other War Crimes Tribunals C. United Nations Courts and Tribunals International Criminal Tribunals and Court Treaty-Based Committees and Working Group on Arbitrary Detention D. European Court of Human Rights E. Human Rights Commission for Bosnia and Herzegovina F. Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights G. African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights. PART TWO: Principles of State Liability and Individual Culpability: Treaties and Statutes Chapter 4. State Liability for Failure to Investigate, Prosecute, and Punish Gross Human Rights Violations and Other International Crimes Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments X. and Y. v. The Netherlands, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments Chapter 5. Conspiracy and Corpo rate Responsibility Judgment for the Trial of German Major War Criminals, Int’l Military Trib. Questions & Comments Chapter 6. Individual Culpabili ty and Defenses A. State Actors Benavides Cevallos v. Ecuador, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R., Memorial Amicus Curiae submitted by Rights International Questions & Comments B. Private Individuals C.R. v. United Kingdom, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments. PART THREE: International Crimes Charter of the International Military Tribunal Statutes of the International C riminal Tribunals and Court Genocide Convention Human Rights Treaties. Chapter 7. War Crimes, Crimes A gainst Peace and Humanity, and Grave Breaches of the Geneva Conventions The Prosecutor v. Dusko Tadic (Final Judgment), Int’l Crim. Trib.-Yugo. Questions & Comments. Chapter 8. Genocide The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Int’l Crim. Trib.-Rwanda1 Questions & Comments. Chapter 9. Forced Disappearance s Velásquez Rodríguez v. Honduras, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments. Chapter 10. Sexual Violence The Prosecutor v. Jean-Paul Akayesu, Int’l Crim. Trib.-Rwanda X.& Y. v. The Netherlands, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments. PART FOUR: Criminal Procedure Treaties and Statutes Chapter 11. Police Practices A. Eavesdropping, Search and Seizure, and the Exclusionary Rule Treaties Klass and Others v. Federal Republic of Germany, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments García Pérez v. Peru, Inter-Am. Cm. H.R. Questions & Comments Crèmieux v. France, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments B. Arrest Murray v. United Kingdom, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments C. Court Access for Determining Lawfulness of Arrest and Continuing Detention Suárez Rosero v. Ecuador, Inter-Am. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments D. Pre-Trial Publicity and the Presumption of Innocence Allenet de Ribemont v. France, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments Chapter 12. Trial Due Process Protections A. Assistance of Legal Counsel Grant v. Jamaica, UN Hum. Rts. Ctte. Questions & Comments B. Judicial and Jury Impartiality Andrews v. United States, Inter-Am. Cm. H.R. Questions & Comments C. Examination of Witnesses and Documents Harward v. Norway, UN Hum. Rts. Ctte. Questions & Comments Edwards v. United Kingdom, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments Kostovski v. The Netherlands, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments D. Right Against Self-Incrimination Funke v. France, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments E. Right to Speedy Trial Firmenich v. Argentina, Inter-Am. Cm. H.R. Questions & Comments F. Ex Post Facto or Retrospective Criminal Laws Welch v. United Kingdom, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments G. Double Jeopardy or Non Bis In Idem A. P. v. Italy, UN Hum. Rts. Ctte. Questions & Comments PART FIVE: Punishment Chapter 13. Principles Charter of the International Criminal Tribunal Statutes Questions & Comments Chapter 14. Death Penalty: Its Applications and Death Row Phenomenon Treaties Pinkerton and Roach v. United States, Inter-Am. Cm. H.R. Questions & Comments Soering v. United Kingdom, Eur. Ct. H.R. Questions & Comments INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ECHR; ACHPR; IMT charter; |
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22. | Hood, Roger : The death penalty, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph The death penalty : a worldwide perspective / Hood, Roger. - 3. rev. and upd. ed., x, 316 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2002. ISBN 0-19-925128-2 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: INTRODUCTION:. 1. The Abolitionist Movement: Progress and Prospects. 2. Abolition and Retention: A Regional Analysis. 3. The Infliction of Capital Punishment - i. The Scope of the Death Penalty ii. The Scale of the Executions. 4. The Observance of Standards and Safeguards. 5. Problems of Administering a Restrictive Policy of Death Sentencing. 6. The Question of Deterrence. 7. Public Opinion and Knowledge. INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Africa / Alaska / Albania / Algeria / Australia / Asia / Azerbaijan / Austria / Bahamas / Belgium / Bosnia-Herzegovina / Bolivia / Botswana / Burundi / California / Canada / Central Africa / Chad / Ceylon / Chechnya / Chile / China / Colombia / Costa Rica / Cuba / Croatia / Cyprus / Dominican Republic / east Africa / Egypt / El Salvador / Ethiopia / Estonia / Eritrea / France / Gambia / Germany / Ghana / Guatemala / Guinea / Guyana / Haiti / Hungary / India / Iran / Iraq / Ireland / Israel / Italy / Jamaica / Japan / Kazakhstan / Kuwait / Kyrgyzstan / Latvia / Lebanon / Liberia / Libya / Lithuania / Malawi / Malaysia / Malta / Mexico / Moldova / Monaco / Mongolia / Morocco / Namibia / Hungary / Mozambique / Netherlands / Nigeria / North Africa / Pakistan / Philippines / Romania / Russian Federation / Rwanda / Saudi Arabia / Sierra Leone / Singapore / Slovakia / Somalia / South Africa / South Korea / USSR / Spain / Sri Lanka / Sudan / Taiwan / Tajikistan / Tanzania / Texas / Thailand / Togo / Tongo / Tunisia / Turkey / Turkmenistan / Uganda / Ukraine / United Kingdom / USA / Viet Nam / Yemen / Zambia / Zimbabwe NOTE (GENERAL): ECHRP-6; ICCPR-OP; AMR-OP; |
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23. | Breen, Claire : The standard of the best interests of the child, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series The standard of the best interests of the child : a Western tradition in international and comparative law / Breen, Claire - (International studies in human rights ; vol. 72), xii, 321 p.. - Hague : Kluwer Law, 2002. ISBN 90-411-1851-9 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. I. Introduction to the Standard of the Best Interests of the Child as a Tradition. II. Traditions of the Western Child: The Social and Legal Constructions of Innocence and the Standard of the Best Interests of the Child. III. Genital Impairment of the Girl-Child: Female Genital Mutilation within the Framework of the Best Interests of the Western Child. IV. Non-Interventionism, Parental Rights, and the Best Interests of the Child: Traditions Governing Child Protection Discourse of Ireland. V. Death Row Kids and Philosopher-Kings: The Best Interests Standard and the Constitutionality of the Juvenile Death Penalty in the United States. VI. The Emerging Tradition of the Best Interests of the Child in the European Convention on Human Rights. INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR; ACHPR; ECHR; CEDAW; CRC; CAT; |
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24. | Epps, Valerie : International law, 2001 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International law / Epps, Valerie. - 2. ed.., xx, 491 p.. - Durham, NC : Carolina Academic Press, 2001. ISBN 0-89089-750-6 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS: CHAPTER I : Sources of international law. CHAPTER II : Title to territory. CHAPTER III : The law of treaties. CHAPTER IV : Jurisdiction. CHAPTER V: The law of the sea. CHAPTER VI: International environmental law. CHAPTER VII: International legal personality : states, international organizations and individuals. CHAPTER VIII: INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): UN charter; ICESCR; ECHR; ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; |
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25. | Antoine, Rose-Marie Belle : Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems, 2000 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph series Commonwealth Caribbean law and legal systems / Antoine, Rose-Marie Belle. - repr.., xliiii, 346 p.. - London : Cavendish publ., 2000. ISBN 1-85941-423-0 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: PART I : THE NATURE OF THE LAW AND LEGAL SYSTEMS AND ITS HISTORICAL PRECEPTS: 1. Introduction to Law and Legal Systems in the Commonowealth Caribbean. 2. Legal Traditions: Types of Legal Systems in the Commonwealth Caribbean. 3. Hybrid Legal Systems of St. Lucia and Guyana. 4. Reception of English Law and its significance to Caribbean jurisdictions. PART II : THE SOURCES OF LAW IN THE COMMONWEALTH CARIBBEAN AND THEIR IMPACT ON THE LEGAL SYSTEM: 5. Introduction to Sources of Law. 9. The Written Constitution as a Legal Source. 10. The Common Law and the Doctrine of Judicial Precedent. 11. Equity as a Source of Law. 12. Custom and Convention as Sources of Law. 13. International Law as a Source of Law. 14. Legislation as a Source of Law. 15. The Rules of Statutory Interpretation. 16. The Court System of the Commonwealth Caribbean. 17. The Caribbean Court of Justice and the Privy Council. 18. Specialised Courts, Tribunals and Functions. 19. The Jury System. 20. The Office of the Ombudsman. 21. Alternative Dispute Mechanisms. INDEX WORDS:
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26. | Ferrari, Lisa L. : Transnational advocacy against capital punishment , 2003 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Transnational advocacy against capital punishment : a role for the Holsy see / Ferrari, Lisa L. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): The international journal of human rights : vol. 7; no. 2., p. 28-41. - London : Frank Cass, 2003. - ISSN 1364-2987 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: USA NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR-6; |
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27. | Constitutional rights litigation, 1997 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial Constitutional rights litigation / REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Interights bulletin : a bulletin of the International Centre for the legal Protection of Human Rights : vol. 11; no. 1., p. 3-32. - London : The International Centre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, 1997. - ISSN 0268-3709 LANGUAGE: ENG ABSTRACT: CONTENTS:. 1. David Beatty : Law and Politics . 2. S Muralidhar : Knock Knock Who's There? Reaching the Mentally Ill through Public Interest Litigation. 3. Clinton Light : Finding the Tools of Torture: The Use of Anton Piller Orders. 4. Saul Lehrfreund : Different Approaches to the Death Row Phenomenon INDEX WORDS:
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28. | Gomez, Veronica : The Inter-American system, 2002 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial The Inter-American system : recent cases / Gomez, Veronica REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): Human rights law review : vol. 2; no. 2., p. 301-310. - Nottingham : University of Nottingham. Human Rights Law Centre. School of Law, 2002. - ISSN 1461-7781 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
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29. | Joseph, Sarah : International covenant on civil and political rights , 2004 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: monograph International covenant on civil and political rights : cases, materials and commentary / Joseph, Sarah ; Schult, Jenny ; Castan, Melissa. - 2. ed.., lx, 985 p.. - Oxford : Oxford U. P., 2004. ISBN 0-19-925807-4 LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
NOTE (GENERAL): ICCPR; ICCPR-OP; ICCPR-2OP; ICESCR; CRC; CEDAW; |
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30. | Bojosi, Kealeboga N. : The death row phenomenon and the prohibition against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, 2004 |
BIBLIOGRAPHIC LEVEL: part of a serial The death row phenomenon and the prohibition against torture and cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment / Bojosi, Kealeboga N. REFERENCE TO GENERIC UNIT (Periodica): African human rights law journal : vol. 4; no. 2., p. 303-333. - Lansdowne : JUTA, 2004. - ISSN 1609-073X LANGUAGE: ENG INDEX WORDS:
GEOGRAPHICAL TERMS: Zimbabwe / South Africa / Botswana / India / Singapore / USA NOTE (GENERAL): UDHR; ICCPR-7; |