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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Bertrand G. RamcharanPublisher: Brill Imprint: Martinus Nijhoff Volume: 144 Weight: 0.001kg ISBN: 9789004695641ISBN 10: 9004695648 Pages: 222 Publication Date: 07 May 2024 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword Preface Contemporary Protection Challenges 1 Introduction i The UN’s Normative and Jurisprudential Architecture of Human Rights ii Protection of the Right to Life iii Promotion of Human Dignity and Equality iv Promotion of a Social and International Order Conducive to Human Survival, Dignity and Rights v Clarification of the Content of International Human Rights Law through the Human Rights Treaty Organs and the International Court of Justice vi Struggling against Widespread Violations of Human Rights vii The International Criminal Tribunals viii Operating Imperfect Bodies: The Security Council, the General Assembly and the Human Rights Council ix Struggling for a Wise Arrangement on the Role of Treaty Supervisory Organs x Grudgingly Benefitting from the Contributions of ngo s Conclusion 2 Historical and Phlosophical Perspectives Introduction i Historical Perspectives ii Philosophical Perspectives Conclusion 3 Fundamental Premises: Universality, Dignity, Equality, Justice Introduction i Universality ii Dignity iii The Principle of Equality iv Justice Conclusion 4 A New Human Rights Diplomacy in Support of National Human Rights Protection Systems Introduction i International Legal Requirements on the Need for Adequate and Effective National Human Rights Protection Systems ii The Concept of a National Human Rights Protection System iii Sustainable Development Goal 16 iv Towards a New Diplomacy in Support of the Enhancement of National Human Rights Protection Systems Conclusion 5 Promoting Equitable Life Chances through National Implementation of the Right to Development Introduction i The UN Millennium Development Goals and the Sustainable Development Goals ii Perspectives on Implementation of the Right to Development iii The Need for National Law and Policy iv Equality v The Duty to Ensure the Enjoyment of Basic Rights vi The Need for Legal Innovations vii The Right to Development as the Right to a Process of Development viii Case Studies of India, Brazil and South Africa ix Preventable Poverty x Violations of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights xi Public Interest Litigation Conclusion 6 Enhancing Racial Justice in the Face of Searing Traumas – Despite the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action Introduction i Intellectual History ii Taking the Pulse of the Regions and of ngo s in the Run-Up to the Durban Conference iii Vision Statements by All Countries iv Political Debates v The Durban Declaration and Programme of Action vi Innovations in the Durban Declaration and Programme of Action vii Policy Issues viii Political Issues Conclusion 7 Managing Epochal Changes and Protecting People at Risk Introduction i The Responsibility to Protect in an Age of Epochal Change ii Divergences among the Great Powers iii Chinese and Russian Perspectives on Human Rights iv Climate Change: A Crime against Humanity for Deliberate, Reckless or Negligent Harming of the Global Climate? v Artificial Intelligence: Should ai Firms Face Criminal Sanctions? vi Robotic Weapons vii Humans on Other Planets viii Protection of People at Risk ix International Law and Public Emergencies Conclusion 8 Conclusion Bibliography IndexReviewsAuthor InformationDr Bertrand G. Ramcharan has been Chancellor of the University of Guyana, Professor of International Law at the University of Ottawa, Professor of International Human Rights Law at the Geneva Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Fellow at Harvard University and Fellow at the LSE, Commissioner of the International Commission of Jurist, Member of the Permanent Court of Arbitration, Deputy and then UN High Commissioner for Human Rights ad interim. He served as member of an Eminent Persons Panel of the UN Human Rights Council dealing with human rights in Darfur, and as Commissioner on an ILO Commission of Inquiry on the human rights situation in Zimbabwe. He is the author of several books, including Contemporary Human Rights Ideas and Preventive Diplomacy at the UN. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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