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Table of Contents:

• Introduction / Dinah Shelton
• Religion / M. Christian Green and John Witte
• Moral philosophy / Siegfried van Duffel
• Biological foundations of human rights / Chris A. Robinson
• Sociology of human rights / Bryan S. Turner
• The psychological foundations of human rights / Robin Bradley Kar
• Anthropology and the grounds of human rights / Mark Goodale
• The foundations of justice and human rights in early legal texts and thought / Paul Gordon Lauren
• General principles and constitutions as sources of human rights law / Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty
• The anti-slavery movement and the rise of international non-governmental organizations / Jenny S. Martinez
• Diplomatic protection as a source of human rights law / Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli
• Humanitarian law as a source of human rights law / Gerd Oberleitner
• Social justice, rights, and labour / Janelle M. Diller
• The protection of minorities under the auspices of the League of Nations / Péter Kovács
• Human dignity / Paolo G. Carozza
• Subsidiarity / Gerald L. Neuman
• Sovereignty / Johan D. van der Vyver
• Solidarity / Rüdiger Wolfrum
• Equality / Jarlath Clifford
• Proportionality / Yutaka Arai-Takahashi

• Democracy and the rule of law / Christian Tomuschat
• The law-making process : from declaration to treaty to custom to prevention / Bertrand G. Ramcharan
• Core rights and obligations / Martin Scheinin
• Jus cogens and obligations erga omnes / Erika de Wet
• Positive and negative obligations / Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould
• From commission to the council : evolution of UN charter bodies / Miloon Kothari
• The role and impact of treaty bodies / Nigel S. Rodley
• The role of international tribunals : law-making or creative interpretation? / Cecilia Medina Quiroga
• Universality and the growth of regional systems / Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander
• National implementation and interpretation / Nisuke Ando
• Roles and responsibilities of non-state actors / David Weissbrodt
• Interpretation of human rights treaties / Malgosia Fitzmaurice
• Enforcing human rights through economic sanctions / George A. Lopez
• Transnational litigation : jurisdiction and immunities / Chimène I. Keitner
• The use of international force to prevent or halt atrocities : from humanitarian intervention to the responsibility to protect / Ramesh Thakur
• Trade law and investment law / Sarah Joseph
• Creating and applying human rights indicators / Francisco López-Bermúdez
• Compliance / Gisella Gori
• What outcomes for victims? / Fiona McKay
• Human rights make a difference : lessons from Latin America / Juan E. Méndez and Catherine Cone.

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Contributors:

Shelton, Dinah , editor

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Related Series:

Oxford handbooks

Subjects:

Human rights

International law

International law and human rights

General Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Physical Description:

lviii, 1018 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.

Call Numbers:

K3240 .O96 2013

ISBNs:

9780199640133
0199640130

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2013938577

OCLC Numbers:

825557410