Overview
Although the protection of human rights has seen a rapid growth in many areas, little attention has been paid in scholarly literature to the place of human rights in the discipline of international law. This book is an attempt to fill that gap. The inquiry is divided into two principal areas of discussion. Firstly, it looks at the relationship between human rights and humanitarian norms and customary law. Secondly, it concerns itself with the relationship between human rights and humanitarian norms on the one hand, and the law of state responsibility on the other. The author examines how contemporary human rights and humanitarian law meshes with the general principles of international law and particularly with the principles governing the international responsibility of States. The author clarifies the status of international human rights and humanitarian norms in public international law, and examines the sources, evidence, and process of the creation of such rights.
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Author: Theodor Meron (Professor of Law, Professor of Law, New York University School of Law)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Width: 13.60cm
, Height: 1.60cm
, Length: 21.60cm
Weight: 0.362kg
ISBN: 9780198257455
ISBN 10: 0198257457
Pages: 280
Publication Date: 01 August 1991
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
'a thoroughly interesting work ... particularly valuable to teachers of the subject' International Affairs 'a timely and major contribution to the human rights field ... [Professor Meron] presents each analysis with scholarship, lucidity and eloquence.' New York Journal of International Law and Politics 'his most forceful endeavour to place human rights and humanitarian law within the broader context of general international law' American Journal of International Law
`it is a thoroughly interesting work ... It will be particularly valuable to teachers of the subject' International Affairs `A timely and major contribution to the human rights field ... [Professor Meron] presents each anlaysis with scholarship, lucidity, and elegance. Professor Meron's other writings bear the same stamp; he stands today in the first rank of international law scholars. The human rights field is fortunate to have captured his focus.' New York Journal of International Law and Politics `... his most forceful endeavour to place human rights and humanitarian law within the boarder context of general international law. It is a book one wishes to see in the hands of many readers.' American Journal of International Law
`his most forceful endeavour to place human rights and humanitarian law within the broader context of general international law' American Journal of International Law `a timely and major contribution to the human rights field ... [Professor Meron] presents each analysis with scholarship, lucidity and eloquence.' New York Journal of International Law and Politics `a thoroughly interesting work ... particularly valuable to teachers of the subject' International Affairs
