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• Title:Human rights : between idealism and realism / Christian Tomuschat.
  
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• Author/Creator:Tomuschat, Christian, author.
  
• Published/Created:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2014.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: K3240 .T66 2014
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:United Nations.
  Human rights.
  Human rights--International cooperation.
  
• Medical Subjects: Human Rights
  
• Edition:Third edition.
  
• Description:liii, 464 pages ; 24 cm
  
• Series:Collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/3.
  
• Summary:By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms the basis of their legitimacy.
  
• Notes:Previous edition: 2008.
  Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9780199683727 (hardback)
  0199683727 (hardback)
  9780199683734 (paperback)
  0199683735 (paperback)
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: I. New Paradigm of International Law: The Individual and Human Rights
  II. Concept of Human Rights
  III. Boundaries of Human Rights
  IV. Repercussions of Human Rights Claims for the Balance between State and Society
  V. Moral Foundations of Human Rights
  VI. Human Rights-Harbingers of an Individualistic Society?
  VII. Provisional Summary and Outlook
  I. Human Rights and the Rise of the State in Europe
  II. International Protection of Human Rights: A Latecomer in History
  III. From the Sixteenth Century to 1776
  IV. From 1776 to 1914
  V. Between the Two World Wars
  VI. Great Leap Forward: 1945
  I. Three Stages
  II. Universal Declaration of Human Rights
  III. European Convention on Human Rights and European Social Charter
  IV. Two UN Covenants on Human Rights
  V. Legal Framework Established by the UN Specialized Agencies
  VI. American Convention on Human Rights
  VII. African Charter of Human and Peoples' Rights
  VIII. Regional Instruments in Asia
  IX. Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union
  X. Customary Law
  XI. Jus Cogens
  XII. Soft Law
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Legal Dimension
  III. Value Dimension
  IV. Empirical Dimension
  V. Conclusion
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Equality and Non-Discrimination
  III. Human Dignity
  IV. Rule of Law
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Scope of Application of International Human Rights
  III. Subsidiarity
  IV. Restriction (Clawback) Clauses
  V. Margin of Appreciation
  VI. Principle of the Most Favourable Rule
  I. Right Holders
  II. Duty Bearers
  I. Unity and Diversity of Human Rights
  II. Development of First Generation and Second Generation Rights at National Level
  III. Contents of the International Bill of Human Rights
  IV. Unity, and the Difference in Character, of First Generation and Second Generation Rights
  V. Third Generation Rights
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Democracy
  III. Good Governance
  IV. Human Security
  V. Globalization
  VI. Shadow of Terrorism
  VII. Conclusion
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Relationship between International Law and Domestic Law in the Field of Human Rights
  III. Place of Human Rights Instruments in the Domestic Legal Order
  IV. Implementation of Human Rights Obligations by Special Institutions
  V. Other Modalities of Implementation
  I. United Nations
  II. European Union
  III. Council of Europe
  IV. Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
  V. Conclusion
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Reporting Systems at Regional Level
  III. Reporting Systems at UN Level
  I. Complaint Procedures
  II. Fact-finding
  III. Conclusion
  I. Introductory Considerations
  II. Worldwide Level
  III. Regional Level
  I. General Considerations
  II. Action By States
  III. Action by Non-Governmental Organizations
  I. General Considerations
  II. Brief Historical Survey
  III. Prohibition of Specific Weapons
  IV. Legal Sources
  V. Main Issues
  VI. Ensuring Observance of, and Respect for, Humanitarian Law
  I. General Considerations
  II. National Prosecution
  III. International Prosecution
  IV. Summary Balance Sheet of the Ad Hoc Tribunals
  V. Conclusion
  I. General Considerations
  II. Redress Afforded by the International Community
  III. Cause of Action Under Specific International Regimes
  IV. Individual Claims Under General International Law
  V. Procedures Under Domestic Law
  VI. Immunity.