Overview
Human rights are invoked on many occasions. But are they more than lofty values and abstract principles? This book shows that human rights are real rights creating legal entitlements for those who are protected by them and imposing legal obligations on those bound by them. It explores the various mechanisms set up by the international community to monitor the implementation of human rights guarantees and to decide individual cases brought to the attention of human rights courts and quasi-judicial bodies at the international level. Its last part contains a detailed exploration of the meanings of human rights guarantees, such as the right to life, the prohibition of torture, non-discrimination, economic rights, and many others.
Full Product Details
Author: Walter Kälin (Professor of Constitutional and International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bern and former Dean of the Faculty and Head of Legal Department) ,
Jörg Künzli (Assistant Professor of Public International and Constitutional Law, Faculty of Law, University of Bern)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.60cm
, Height: 3.60cm
, Length: 24.20cm
Weight: 1.007kg
ISBN: 9780199565207
ISBN 10: 0199565201
Pages: 588
Publication Date: 18 June 2009
Audience:
College/higher education
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Out of Print
Availability: Awaiting stock
Reviews
The volume is an outstanding work of scholarship: very well written, clear, and succinct. I have no doubt that the book will be regarded as an indispensable sourcebook for legal and political science classes, and even in other disciplines interested in international human rights protection. The practitioner will also find it very helpful. Wolfgang S. Heinz, European Journal of International Law 2010 [W]hy can we not have more publications like this? While there are plenty of books concerned with international human rights protection, Kalin and Kunzli's work is one of a kind. It engages the reader from the very first moment and guides them throughout the topic in a clear, concise and readily comprehensible manner. Undoubtedly, 'The Law of Human Rights Protection' will prove to be a valuable asset in the hands of not only academics and human rights lawyers, but also students, who are stepping into this extremely fascinating, yet complex, area of law. Olga Jurasz, International Journal of Refugee Law 2010 One of the great assets of this textbook lies in the fact that it not only provides a comprehensive analysis of the legal framework of human rights law but that it includes a copious and vivid depiction of topical human rights issues at the beginning of the 21st century. The array of topics treated is impressive Robin Geiss, German Yearbook of International Law
Author Information
Walter Kälin is Professor of Constitutional and International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Bern, and a former Dean of the Faculty and Head of the Legal Department. Since 2004 he has been Representative of the UN Secretary General on the Human Rights of Internally Displaced Persons, from 2003-2008 he was a Member of the UN Human Rights Committee, and in 1991-92 was Special Rapporteur of the UN Commission on Human Rights on the Situation of Human Rights in Kuwait under Iraqi Occupation.; ·Jörg Künzli is Assistant Professor of Public International and Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Bern.
