The Inter-American System of Human Rights - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0198265522 ISBN 13 : 9780198265528

Editeur : Clarendon Press, 1998

Synopsis

The Inter-American System of Human Rights An analytical account of the Inter-American Convention of Human Rights - which includes substantive guarantees of economic, social and cultural rights. These guarantees are examined from the US and Latin-American perspective, focusing on the protection of minorities and indigenous peoples.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

This book, which can be used as a text for teaching purposes, gives a fascinating, and authoritative treatment both the rights protected by the Inter-American system and of the way in which its institutions work. An important part of the book is a thorough, article by article account of the guarantee in the American Declaration of the Rights and Duties of Man and in the American Convention on Human Rights of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights in the light of the jurisprudence of the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights, and of the Commission's many country reports on the human rights situation in particular states. There are also chapters on the rights of indigenous peoples, amnesty laws and states of emergencies. The evolution and current methods of work of the Commission and the Court are set out at length and their achievements are critically assessed. The role of non-governmental organisations is also examined in this context. The book will be invaluable to all those interested in the protection of human rights in the Americas and international human rights law generally.

Revue de presse :

Destined to be the standard work for the forseeable future on the Inter-American human rights system ... this weighty volume towers above other books on the subject ... Fourteen specialists ... give rounded, detailed, and thought-provoking observations ... a tome to which scholars and students of international human rights law will frequently refer. (C. E. Welch, SUNY at Buffalo, Choice, Feb 1999, Vol 36, no 6)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Clarendon Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0198265522
• ISBN 13: 9780198265528
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 616