Overview
- Study of courts of general jurisdiction at both international and domestic level
- Comparative analysis of the implementation of human rights covering regional human rights systems, regional economic communities and domestic jurisdictions in Europe, the Americas, Asia and Africa
- Contributions from a unique range of academics and practitioners from around the globe
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Table of contents (24 chapters)
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Front Matter
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International and Regional Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts
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Obligations Imposed by Human Rights Treaties with Regard to the Implementation of Human Rights by Domestic Courts
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The Role of Courts in the Domestic Implementation of International Human Rights
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About this book
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.
Thisbook 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.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Thilo Rensmann is Professor of Public, International, and European Law at the University of Augsburg, Germany. From 2014–2016 he served as co-rapporteur on the ILA International Human Rights Law Committee.
Eva Rieter is Senior Researcher and Assistant Professor in Public International Law and Human Rights Law at Radboud University, Nijmegen, the Netherlands. From 2012–2014 she served as co-rapporteur on the ILA International Human Rights Law Committee.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Judging International Human Rights
Book Subtitle: Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts
Editors: Stefan Kadelbach, Thilo Rensmann, Eva Rieter
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-94848-5
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-94847-8Published: 26 April 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-94848-5Published: 15 April 2019
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 665
Topics: Human Rights, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights and Crime