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Record Nr.

UNINA9910337828103321

Titolo

Judging International Human Rights : Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts / / edited by Stefan Kadelbach, Thilo Rensmann, Eva Rieter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

3-319-94848-2

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (663 pages)

Disciplina

341.48

Soggetti

Human rights

Private international law

Conflict of laws

Constitutional law

Criminology

Human Rights

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Constitutional Law

Human Rights and Crime

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Part I: General Introduction -- Part II: International and Regional Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts -- Part III: Obligations Imposed by Human Rights Treaties With Regard to the Implementation of Human Rights by Domestic Courts -- Part IV: The Role of Courts in the Domestic Implementation of International Human Rights.

Sommario/riassunto

This book attempts to establish how courts of general jurisdiction differ from specialized human rights courts in their approach to the implementation and development of international human rights. Why do courts of general jurisdiction face particular problems in relation to the application of international human rights law and why, in other cases, are they better placed than specialized human rights courts to act as guardians of international human rights? At the international level, this volume focusses on the International Court of Justice and



courts of regional economic integration organizations in Europe, Latin America and Africa. With regard to the judicial implementation of international human rights and human rights decisions at the domestic level, the contributions analyze the requirements set by human rights treaties and offer a series of country studies on the practice of domestic courts in Europe, the Americas, Africa and Asia. This book follows up on research undertaken by the International Human Rights Law Committee of the International Law Association. It includes the final Committee report as well as contributions by committee members and external experts.