Protection of Vulnerable Groups Under International Human Rights Law

Informationen zum Autor Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton is Adjunct Professor of Law at the American University Washington College of Law, USA. Klappentext This book will review the protection of vulnerable groups under international human rights law. Rather than examining the situation of a number of vulnerable groups and applicable international human rights law conventions, it will take the innovative approach of exploring the overall scope of the international legal protection of vulnerable groups. Zusammenfassung This book will review the protection of vulnerable groups under international human rights law. Rather than examining the situation of a number of vulnerable groups and applicable international human rights law conventions, it will take the innovative approach of exploring the overall scope of the international legal protection of vulnerable groups. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. Introducing the International Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups 2. The Legal Protection of Vulnerable Groups as an Integral Component of the Scope of International Human Rights Law 3. The Practice of UN Treaty Bodies and Thematic UN Special Procedures Relevant to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups 4. The Practice of The Committee On Economic, Social and Cultural Rights and the Committee on the Rights of the Child Relevant to the Protection of Vulnerable Groups 5. Regional Trends in the Protection of Vulnerable Groups and Their Members 6. The Vulnerability Paradigm of The European Court of Human Rights 7. The Practice of Domestic Courts Relevant to Vulnerable Groups and Persons 8. Conclusive Reflections Conclusions

Product details

• Authors: Ingrid Nifosi Sutton, Ingrid Nifosi-Sutton, Ingrid (American University Washing Nifosi-Sutton
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.06.2017
• EAN: 9781138838420
• ISBN: 978-1-138-83842-0
• No. of pages: 304
• Series: Routledge Research in Human Rights Law; Routledge Research in Human Rights Law
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Civil law, civil procedural law; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Human Rights, LAW / International, LAW / Public, Public international law: human rights, International human rights law