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Informationen zum Autor Professor Dinah Shelton was the inaugural holder of the Manatt/Ahn Professorship in International Law at the George Washington University Law School, where she has taught since 2004. She previously taught international law and was director of the doctoral program in international human rights law at the University of Notre Dame Law School (1996-2004). She has also lectured at universities throughout the world. Professor Shelton is the author of three prize-winning books, Protecting Human Rights in the Americas (co-authored with Thomas Buergenthal), Remedies in International Human Rights Law, and the three-volume Encyclopedia of Genocide and Crimes against Humanity. She has also authored many other articles and books on international law, human rights law, and international environmental law. Professor Shelton is a member of the board of editors of the American Journal of International Law. Klappentext The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world. Zusammenfassung The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides an authoritative and original overview of one of the key branches of international law. Forty contributors comprehensively analyse the role of human rights in international law from a global perspective, examining its origins and principles, and measuring its impact on the world. Inhaltsverzeichnis I. Theoretical Foundations 1: M. Christian Green and John Witte: Religion 2: Siegfried Van Duffel: Moral Philosophy 3: Christopher A. Robinson: Biology 4: Brian S. Turner: Sociology 5: Robin Bradley Kar: Psychology 6: Mark Goodale: Cultural Anthropology II. Historical and Legal Sources 7: Paul Gordon Lauren: Justice and Rights in Legal Texts from Hammurabi to the 18th Century 8: Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty: Constitutions and General Principles as Sources of Human Rights Law 9: Jenny Martinez: The Anti-Slavery Movement and the Rise of Non-government Organizations 10: Annemarieke Vermeer: Diplomatic Protection as a Source of Human Rights Law 11: Gerd Oberleitner: Humanitarian Law as a Source of Human Rights Law 12: Janelle Diller: The International Labor Movement 13: Peter Kovacs: The League of Nations Precedents III. Structural Principles 14: Paolo Carozza: Human Dignity 15: Gerald Neuman: Subsidiarity 16: Johan van der Vyver: Sovereignty 17: Rudiger Wolfrum: Solidarity 18: Jarlath Clifford: Equality 19: Yutaka Arai-Takahashi: Proportionality 20: Christian Tomuschat: Democracy and the Rule of Law IV. Normative Evolution 21: Bertram Ramcharan: The Law-Making Process: From Declaration to Treaty and Custom 22: Martin Scheinin: The Concept of "Core" Rights and Obligations 23: Erika de Wet: Jus Cogens and Obligations Erga Omnes 24: Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould: Positive and Negative Obligations V. Institutions and Actors 25: Miloon Kothari: From Commission to Council: The Evolution of UN Charter Bodies 26: Nigel Rodley: The Role and Impact of Treaty Bodies 27: Cecilia Medina: International Tribunals: Interpreting or Creating Rights and Obligations? 28: Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander: Thinking Globally, Acting Regionally: Universality and the Growth of Regional Systems 29: Nisuke Ando: National Implementation and Interpretation 30: David Weissbrodt: The Role and Responsibility of Non-State Actors VI. Human Rights and General International Law 31: Malgosia Fitzmaurice: Interpretation of Human Rights Treaties 32: Ramesh Thakur: Using Armed Force to Prevent or Halt Human Rights Violations...
