Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism (Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law) - Couverture souple

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Tomuschat, Christian

 
9780199232758: Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism (Collected Courses of the Academy of European Law)
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ISBN 10 : 019923275X ISBN 13 : 9780199232758
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Human Rights between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights.

After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyzes the intellectual framework that forms the basis of their legitimacy. In particular, he covers the concept of universality and the widely used model that classifies human rights into clusters of different 'generations'.

The volume then moves on to analyze of the activities of the political institutions of the United Nations, the expert bodies established by the relevant treaties, and the international tribunals specifically entrusted at the regional level with protecting human rights. The author explains how and why the classical array of politically inspired informal devices has been enriched by the addition of international criminal procedures and by endeavors to introduce civil suits against alleged individual violators of human rights. Finally, the volume is rounded off by a consideration of the importance of humanitarian law as an instrument for the protection of human life and dignity and an exploration of the future of human rights.

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À propos de l?auteur

Christian Tomuschat is a Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Humboldt University, Berlin.

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Éditeur
Oxford University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
019923275X
ISBN 13 
9780199232758
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
2
Nombre de pages
464
Coordonnées du fabricant
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9780199268627: Human Rights: Between Idealism and Realism

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ISBN 10 :  0199268622 ISBN 13 :  9780199268627
Editeur : Oxford University Press, 2003
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