International Human Rights Law
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Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran (Útgáfa: 4)
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- Oxford University Press Academic UK
- 9780192603951
- 9780198860112
- ePub
- 4
- Daniel Moeckli, Sangeeta Shah, Sandesh Sivakumaran
- English
- 2022-06-23
- 100
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- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright page
- Dedication page
- Table of Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Notes on Contributors
- Abbreviations
- Table of International Instruments
- Table of Cases
- International Cases
- National Cases
- Part I Foundations
- 1 History
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Human Rights on the Domestic Plane
- 2.1 The Enlightenment Thinkers
- 2.2 Human Rights Transformed into Positive Law
- 2.3 Nineteenth-Century Challenges to Natural Rights
- 2.4 Domestic Protection of Human Rights Today
- 3 Human Rights on the International Plane Before the Second World War
- 3.1 International Humanitarian Law and the Abolition of the Slave Trade
- 3.2 The Protection of Minorities and the League of Nations
- 4 Human Rights on the International Plane After the Second World War
- 4.1 Crimes Against Humanity
- 4.2 The UN Charter
- 4.3 The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 2 Justifications
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Why Justify Human Rights
- 2.1 Explaining Justification
- 2.2 Justifying Justification
- 3 How to Justify Human Rights
- 3.1 Justifications of Moral and Legal Rights
- 3.2 Moral and Legal Justifications of Moral and Legal Rights
- 4 Which Justifications for Human Rights
- 4.1 A Plurality of Justifications
- 4.2 Two Potential Justifications
- 4.2.1 Equality
- 4.2.2 Dignity
- 5 What Follows From the Justification of Human Rights
- 5.1 Human Rights Justifications and the Universality of Human Rights
- 5.2 Human Rights Justifications and the Stringency of Human Rights
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 3 Critiques
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Early Critiques
- 2.1 The Realist Critique
- 2.2 The Utilitarian Critique
- 2.3 The Marxist Critique
- 3 More Recent Critiques
- 3.1 The Cultural Relativist or Particularist Critique
- 3.2 The Feminist Critique
- 3.3 The Post-Colonial Critique
- 4 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Questions for Reflection
- Part II International Law
- 4 Sources
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Formal Sources
- 3 Treaties
- 3.1 The Principal Treaties
- 3.2 The Importance of Treaties
- 3.3 Revitalizing the Treaty System
- 3.3.1 Additional protocols
- 3.3.2 General comments or recommendations
- 4 Customary International Law
- 5 Jus Cogens
- 6 General Principles of Law
- 7 Judicial Decisions
- 7.1 Interaction at the International and Regional Levels
- 7.2 Interaction Between National Courts
- 7.3 Human Rights Litigation
- 8 Writings of Jurists
- 9 Other Sources
- 9.1 Work of Treaty Bodies
- 9.2 Resolutions of International Institutions
- 9.3 Other Forms of Soft Law
- 10 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 5 Special Character
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Relationship of Human Rights to General International Law
- 3 The ‘Special Character’ of Human Rights Obligations
- 4 Reservations
- 4.1 Permissibility
- 4.2 Responsibility for Assessment
- 4.3 Consequences
- 5 Remedies for Violations of Human Rights Obligations
- 6 Withdrawal
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Questions for Reflection
- 6 Scope of Application
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Who Has Human Rights Obligations?
- 3 Who Has Human Rights?
- 3.1 Non-Nationals
- 3.2 The Unborn
- 3.3 Collective Entities
- 4 For Which Entities is a State Responsible?
- 4.1 Private Actors
- 4.2 International Organizations
- 4.3 Other States
- 5 Where Do Human Rights Apply?
- 5.1 The European Human Rights System
- 5.1.1 The spatial model
- 5.1.2 The personal model
- 5.1.3 The procedural model
- 5.2 The Inter-American Human Rights System
- 5.3 The African System of Human Rights
- 5.4 The UN System of Human Rights
- 5.4.1 The ICCPR
- 5.4.2 The ICESCR
- 5.5 Overall Assessment
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Questions for Reflection
- 7 Rights and Obligations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 From Rights to Obligations
- 3 Obligations to Respect, Protect, and Fulfil Rights
- 3.1 The Obligation to Respect
- 3.2 The Obligation to Protect
- 3.3 The Obligation to Fulfil
- 3.4 Beyond the Tripartite Typology
- 4 Obligations and Limitations
- 4.1 Absolute Obligations
- 4.2 Derogations and Limitations
- 4.3 Progressive and Non-Retrogressive Obligations
- 5 The State as a Duty-Holder
- 5.1 Extraterritorial Obligations
- 5.2 Obligations and Accountability
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Questions for Reflection
- Part III Substantive Rights
- 8 Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Meaning of Equality and Non-Discrimination
- 2.1 Formal Equality
- 2.2 Substantive Equality
- 3 Equality and Non-Discrimination in International Law
- 3.1 Sources
- 3.2 Scope: Subordinate and Autonomous Norms
- 3.3 Prohibited Grounds of Distinction
- 4 Direct and Indirect Discrimination
- 4.1 Direct Discrimination
- 4.2 Indirect Discrimination
- 4.3 Discriminatory Intention
- 5 Justified and Unjustified Distinctions
- 5.1 The Justification Test
- 5.2 Standard of Review
- 5.3 Evidence and Proof
- 6 Positive Action
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 9 Integrity of the Person
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Respect for Human Dignity
- 1.2 Integrity of the Person
- 2 The Right to be Free From Torture and Ill-Treatment
- 2.1 Sources
- 2.2 Legal Status
- 2.3 Definition
- 2.3.1 Severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental
- 2.3.2 Specific purpose
- 2.3.3 Public official
- 2.3.4 Pain or suffering arising from lawful sanctions
- 2.4 State Obligations
- 2.5 Specific Practices
- 3 The Right to Life
- 3.1 Sources
- 3.2 Legal Status
- 3.3 Territorial Scope
- 3.4 Temporal Scope: Beginning and End of Life
- 3.5 Material Scope: the Prohibition of Arbitrary Deprivation of Life
- 3.6 Specific Practices
- 3.6.1 Lethal force by police and security forces
- 3.6.2 The death penalty
- 4 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 10 Adequate Standard of Living
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Meaning and Features
- 2.1 Duties of the Individual
- 2.2 State Obligations
- 2.3 Equality and Non-Discrimination as an Overarching Principle
- 3 Normative Content
- 3.1 The Right to Food
- 3.1.1 Sources
- 3.1.2 Components and obligations
- 3.1.3 The right to water
- 3.1.4 Realization
- 3.2 The Right to Housing
- 3.2.1 Sources
- 3.2.2 Components and obligations
- 3.2.3 Realization
- 3.3 The Right to Health
- 3.3.1 Sources
- 3.3.2 Components and obligations
- 3.3.3 Realization
- 4 Categories and Groups of People with Special Concerns
- 4.1 Women
- 4.2 Children
- 4.3 Indigenous Peoples
- 4.4 Dalits in South Asia and Roma in Europe
- 5 Relationship With Other Human Rights
- 5.1 The Right to Social Security and Social Assistance
- 5.2 Civil and Political Rights
- 6 Progressive Implementation
- 7 The Importance of International Monitoring and Recourse Procedures
- 8 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 11 Thought, Expression, Association, and Assembly
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Four Freedoms and their Relationships
- 1.2 Limitations
- 2 Freedom of Thought, Conscience, and Religion
- 2.1 Sources
- 2.2 Scope
- 2.3 Freedom of Religion or Belief
- 2.3.1 Manifestation of religion
- 2.3.2 Freedom to change religion or belief
- 2.3.3 Proselytism
- 2.3.4 Religion and the state
- 2.4 Limitations
- 2.4.1 Forum internum and forum externum
- 2.4.2 Grounds of limitation
- Religious clothing and symbols
- Conscientious objection to military service
- 3 Freedom of Opinion and Expression
- 3.1 Sources
- 3.2 Scope
- 3.2.1 Freedom of opinion
- 3.2.2 Freedom of expression
- The internet
- 3.2.3 Media freedom
- 3.2.4 Freedom of information laws
- 3.3 Limitations
- 3.3.1 Privacy
- 3.3.2 Defamation
- 3.3.3 Hate speech
- Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and Holocaust denial
- Blasphemy
- 4 Freedom of Association
- 4.1 Sources
- 4.2 Scope
- 4.2.1 The right not to associate
- 4.2.2 The right to strike
- 4.3 Limitations
- 4.3.1 Banning political parties
- 4.3.2 Additional limitations applicable to military and police
- 5 Freedom of Assembly
- 5.1 Sources
- 5.2 Scope
- 5.3 Limitations
- 5.3.1 Prior notifications and permits
- 5.3.2 Repressive restrictions
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 12 Education and Work
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Right to Education
- 2.1 Sources
- 2.1.1 Universal instruments
- 2.1.2 Regional instruments
- 2.2 Features
- 2.3 The Aims of Education
- 2.4 Components
- 2.4.1 Access to education on a non-discriminatory basis
- 2.4.2 The right to enjoy free and compulsory primary education
- 2.4.3 Free choice of education
- 2.4.4 The right to be educated in the language of one’s own choice
- 2.5 Types of Obligations
- 2.6 Relationship With Other Human Rights
- 3 The Right to Work and Work-Related Rights
- 3.1 Sources
- 3.1.1 Universal instruments
- 3.1.2 Regional instruments
- 3.1.3 ILO conventions
- 3.2 Features
- 3.3 Components
- 3.4 Obligations
- 3.5 Relationship With Other Human Rights
- 4 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 13 Detention and Trial
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Freedom From Arbitrary Detention
- 2.1 Sources
- 2.2 Scope and Types of Obligations
- 2.3 Permissible Deprivations of Liberty
- 2.3.1 Legality
- 2.3.2 Arbitrariness
- 2.4 Guarantees to Those Deprived of Their Liberty
- 2.4.1 Rights of all detainees
- Right to be informed of reasons for detention
- Right to humane treatment
- Rights to challenge the legality of detention and remedies
- 2.4.2 Rights of those detained on a criminal charge
- 2.4.3 Rights of foreign nationals
- 2.5 Emergency Detention Powers
- 3 Enforced Disappearance
- 4 Security of the Person
- 5 The Right to a Fair Trial
- 5.1 Sources
- 5.2 Scope and Types of Obligations
- 5.3 Generally Applicable Fair Trial Guarantees
- 5.3.1 Equality before the courts
- Equal access
- Equality of arms and treatment without discrimination
- 5.3.2 Hearing by a competent, independent, and impartial tribunal
- 5.3.3 Fair and public hearing
- ‘Fair’
- ‘Public’
- 5.4 Fair Trial Guarantees in Criminal Proceedings
- 5.4.1 Presumption of innocence
- 5.4.2 Freedom from self-incrimination
- 5.4.3 Right to be informed of the charge
- 5.4.4 Right to an adequate defence
- 5.4.5 Right to review
- 5.4.6 Ne bis in idem
- 5.4.7 ‘No punishment without law’
- 5.4.8 Protection of juveniles
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 14 Cultural Rights
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What is ‘Cultural Life’?
- 2.1 From High Culture to Popular Culture
- 2.2 From Culture as the Life of the Mind to Culture as a Way of Life
- 3 The Right to Take Part in Cultural Life
- 3.1 The Normative Content of the Right to Take Part in Cultural Life
- 3.2 Groups Requiring Special Attention
- 3.3 Limitations to the Right
- 4 The Right to Science
- 4.1 Essential Elements of the Right
- 4.2 Linkages With Other Rights
- 4.3 Right to Science and Intellectual Property
- 5 The Rights of Authors and Inventors
- 5.1 Human Rights and Intellectual Property
- 5.2 The Content and Limitations of the Right Under Article 15(1)(c) ICESCR
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 15 Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Forms of Vulnerability
- 3 Review of Law and Jurisprudence
- 3.1 Protection of Privacy Rights
- 3.2 Discrimination
- 3.3 General Human Rights Protection
- 4 Legal Initiatives to Bridge the Gap Between Law and Practice
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 16 Women’s Rights
- 1 Introduction
- 2 A New Era of Non-Discrimination on the Ground of Sex and Equality with Men
- 2.1 The Position Prior to 1945
- 2.2 The UDHR and the International Covenants
- 3 The Substantive Equality Approach of CEDAW
- 3.1 Towards a Robust Understanding of Equality
- 3.2 Limitations of the CEDAW Approach
- 4 Mainstreaming Women’s Human Rights
- 4.1 Re-Imagining the Universal Subject: the Approach of the Human Rights Committee
- 4.2 Analysing the Relationship Between Gender and Racial Discrimination: the Approach of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination
- 4.3 Addressing the Inequality of Both Women and Men: the Approach of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights
- 4.4 Recognizing Gender as a Key Factor: the Approach of the Committee Against Torture
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 17 Children’s Rights
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Importance of Looking Beyond Law
- 3 The ‘Child’ for the Purposes of the CRC
- 4 A Eurocentric Instrument?
- 5 The Role of the CRC Committee
- 6 Rights and Principles Under the CRC
- 6.1 Bringing Economic, Civil, Social, Political, and Cultural Rights Together
- 6.2 General Principles
- 6.2.1 Non-discrimination (Article 2)
- 6.2.2 Best interests of the child (Article 3(1))
- 6.2.3 Right to life, survival, and development (Article 6)
- 6.2.4 Right to respect for the views of the child (Article 12)
- 7 Obligations Imposed by the CRC
- 8 Duty-Bearers Under the CRC
- 9 Jurisdiction and Beyond Under the CRC
- 10 Limitations
- 11 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 18 Group Rights
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Group Rights
- 1.2 Group Rights v Rights of Individuals
- 1.3 Relevance of Group Rights
- 2 The Right to Self-Determination
- 2.1 Definition
- 3 The Application of the Right to Self-Determination
- 3.1 Colonial Context
- 3.2 Outside the Colonial Context
- 4 The Exercise of the Right to Self-Determination
- 4.1 External and Internal Self-Determination
- 4.2 Procedures for Exercising the Right to Self-Determination
- 5 Limitations on the Exercise of the Right to Self-Determination
- 5.1 Rights of Others
- 5.2 Territorial Integrity
- 5.3 Other Limitations
- 6 Minorities
- 6.1 Defining ‘Minorities’
- 6.2 Rights of Minorities
- 6.3 Exercise of Minority Rights
- 6.4 Individual v Group Rights of Minorities
- 7 Indigenous Peoples
- 7.1 Defining ‘Indigenous Peoples’
- 7.2 The Rights of Indigenous Peoples
- 7.3 Exercise of Indigenous Peoples’ Rights
- 8 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Questions for Reflection
- Part IV Protection
- 19 United Nations
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Human Rights Council
- 2.1 Composition, Working Methods, and Mandate
- 2.2 Universal Periodic Review
- 2.3 Responses to Urgent and Country Situations
- 2.4 Special Procedures
- 2.5 Complaint Procedure
- 2.6 Human Rights Council Advisory Committee
- 2.7 Other Subsidiary Bodies
- 2.8 Review and Other Discussions
- 2.9 Conclusion
- 3 The Treaty-Based Bodies
- 3.1 State Reporting
- 3.2 General Comments
- 3.3 Inquiries
- 3.4 Complaints Procedures
- 3.4.1 Inter-state complaints
- 3.4.2 Individual complaints
- 3.5 Treaty Body Coordination, Harmonization, Reform, and Strengthening
- 3.6 Conclusion
- 4 The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights
- 5 Human Rights Activities in Other Parts of the UN
- 5.1 General Assembly
- 5.2 Security Council
- 5.3 Secretary-General
- 5.4 International Court of Justice
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 20 Regional Protection
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Development of Human Rights Norms at Regional and UN Levels
- 3 Regional Human Rights Institutions
- 4 Convergence and Divergence in Regional Human Rights Protection
- 4.1 Effective and Harmonious Interpretation
- 4.2 The Margin of Appreciation in the Regional Human Rights Systems
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 21 The Americas
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Overview
- 3 American Convention on Human Rights
- 4 Inter-American Commission on Human Rights
- 4.1 Structure and Composition
- 4.2 Individual Complaints Procedures
- 4.3 Other Roles of the Commission
- 5 Inter-American Court of Human Rights
- 5.1 Structure and Composition
- 5.2 Contentious Cases
- 5.3 Court-Ordered Reparations and State Compliance
- 5.4 Interim Measures
- 5.5 Advisory Jurisdiction
- 6 Challenges to the Inter-American System
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 22 Europe
- 1 Introduction
- 2 The Organization for Security and Co‑Operation in Europe
- 3 The Council of Europe
- 3.1 Origins
- 3.2 Key Institutions
- 3.3 Key Instruments
- 4 The European Convention on Human Rights
- 4.1 Substantive Rights
- 4.2 Institutional and Procedural Background
- 4.3 Complaints Procedures
- 4.3.1 Inter-state applications
- 4.3.2 Individual applications
- 4.4 Resolution of Complaints
- 4.4.1 Friendly settlement
- 4.4.2 Adjudication on the merits
- 4.5 Supervision of the Execution of Judgments
- 5 The European Union
- 5.1 Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union
- 5.2 The Charter of Fundamental Rights
- 5.3 The Fundamental Rights Agency and the Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship
- 6 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 23 Africa
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Historical Overview
- 3 The African Charter and Other Relevant Treaties
- 3.1 Norms Recognized in the African Charter
- 3.2 Duties and Limitations
- 3.3 Protection of Women, Children, and Vulnerable Groups
- 4 The Protective Mechanisms
- 4.1 The African Commission
- 4.1.1 Structure and composition
- 4.1.2 The complaints procedure
- 4.1.3 Consideration of state reports
- 4.1.4 Special Rapporteurs and working groups
- 4.1.5 On-site visits
- 4.1.6 Resolutions
- 4.1.7 Relationship with NGOs
- 4.1.8 Interaction with AU political bodies
- 4.2 The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights
- 4.2.1 Background
- 4.2.2 Composition
- 4.2.3 Procedure
- 4.3 The AU Main Organs and Human Rights
- 4.3.1 Overview
- 4.3.2 Pan-African Parliament
- 4.3.3 The Economic, Social and Cultural Council
- 4.3.4 Peace and Security Council
- 4.4 The African Peer Review Mechanism
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 24 Within the State
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Substantive Protections
- 2.1 Incorporation of International Human Rights Norms into Domestic Law
- 2.1.1 Customary international law
- 2.1.2 Human rights treaties in monist jurisdictions
- 2.1.3 Human rights treaties in dualist jurisdictions
- 2.1.4 The relevance of unincorporated human rights treaties and soft law
- 2.2 Constitutional Guarantees of Human Rights
- 2.2.1 Development of constitutional rights
- 2.2.2 Content of constitutional rights
- 2.3 Legislative Protection of Human Rights
- 2.3.1 Legislative bills of rights
- 2.3.2 Legislative protection of human rights through other means
- 2.4 Common Law Protection of Human Rights
- 3 Institutional Protections
- 3.1 The Courts
- 3.2 The Executive
- 3.3 The Legislature
- 3.4 Other Bodies
- 3.4.1 Ombudsmen
- 3.4.2 National human rights institutions
- 4 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- Part V Linkages
- 25 International Humanitarian Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What is International Humanitarian Law?
- 3 Different Approaches; Shared Values
- 4 Reasons for the Application of Human Rights Law in Armed Conflict
- 4.1 Non-Applicability of International Humanitarian Law
- 4.2 Generally Higher Standards of Protection
- 4.3 Enforcement Mechanisms
- 5 The Relationship Between the Two Bodies of Law
- 5.1 Rights Exclusively Matters of International Humanitarian Law
- 5.2 Rights Exclusively Matters of International Human Rights Law
- 5.3 Rights Matters of Both International Human Rights Law and International Humanitarian Law
- 5.3.1 Lex specialis
- 5.3.1.1 Lex specialis as modification
- 5.3.1.2 Lex specialis as application
- 5.3.2 Taking into account any relevant rules of international law
- 6 Difficulties with the Application of International Human Rights Law to Armed Conflict
- 6.1 Asymmetrical Obligations Between the Parties
- 6.2 Differential Obligations Within a Coalition
- 6.3 Sphere of Applicability
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 26 International Criminal Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Human Rights Law and International Crimes
- 2.1 Genocide
- 2.1.1 Definition
- 2.1.2 External element
- 2.1.3 Protected groups
- 2.1.4 The context of genocide
- 2.1.5 Internal element
- 2.2 Crimes Against Humanity
- 2.2.1 Context: widespread or systematic attack
- 2.2.2 Context: policy
- 2.2.3 External element
- 2.2.4 Internal element
- 2.3 War Crimes
- 2.4 Aggression
- 3 Prosecutions: International and National
- 4 Non-Prosecutorial Options
- 4.1 Amnesties
- 4.2 Truth and Reconciliation Commissions
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 27 International Refugee Law
- 1 Introduction
- 2 What is International Refugee Law?
- 3 Fundamental Elements of International Refugee Law
- 4 Relationship Between the Two Bodies of Law
- 5 Human Rights and Refugee Status
- 6 Refugee Non-Refoulement and Human Rights
- 6.1 Push Backs at Sea
- 6.2 ‘Climate Refugees’: Refoulement to Pollution or Risks to Health Related to Climate Change
- 6.3 Border Closures During the COVID-19 Pandemic
- 7 Rights of Refugees
- 8 The End of Refugee Status and Solutions for Refugees
- 9 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- Part VI Challenges
- 28 Non-State Actors
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Globalization, Privatization, Fragmentation, Feminization, and Criminalization
- 3 The Legal Framework
- 3.1 Human Rights Treaties and the State’s Positive Obligations
- 3.2 Human Rights Crimes Committed by Non-State Actors
- 3.3 The Obligation of Non-Refoulement Towards Threats to Human Rights Posed by Non-State Actors
- 3.4 National Law and Horizontal Effect
- 4 Corporate Social Responsibility and the Move Towards Accountability
- 4.1 The UN Guiding Principles
- 4.2 Evolving Mechanisms for Complaints of Human Rights Violations by Companies
- 4.3 Human Rights Compliance as a Criterion for Ethical Investment
- 4.4 Corporations Bound by International Criminal Law
- 5 Armed Non-State Actors
- 6 Human Rights Sanctions Regimes
- 7 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 29 Terrorism
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Is Terrorism a Violation of Human Rights?
- 3 Applicability of Human Rights Law in the Fight Against Terrorism
- 3.1 Times of Armed Conflict or Emergency
- 3.2 Extraterritorial Applicability of Human Rights Law
- 4 The Notion of Terrorism and Its Misuse
- 5 Substantive Challenges to Human Rights Law in the Fight Against Terrorism
- 5.1 Freedom from Torture and Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment
- 5.2 Right to Liberty and Right to a Fair Trial
- 5.3 Right to Non-Discrimination
- 5.4 Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights
- 6 An Institutional Challenge: Terrorist Listing by the Security Council
- 7 Conclusion: Will the Pendulum be Swinging Back and Forth?
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 30 Poverty
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Poverty and Human Rights
- 2.1 Poverty as Measured by Development Practitioners
- 2.2 Poverty as Examined by Human Rights Bodies
- 3 Divergence of Poverty Reduction and Human Rights Agendas
- 3.1 Resistance to Human Rights Discourse in Economic Thinking
- 3.2 The Perspective of Central Banks and Ministries of Finance
- 4 Convergence of Poverty Reduction and Human Rights Agendas
- 4.1 Trends in Economic Thinking Congruent with Human Rights
- 4.2 Human Rights Approaches in Development Policies and Practices
- 4.2.1 UN development cooperation
- 4.2.2 Poverty-reduction strategies
- 4.2.3 Human rights in the 2030 Development Agenda
- 4.2.4 Bilateral development cooperation
- 4.2.5 The right to development
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 31 Climate Change
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Climate Change in International Human Rights Law: Rights and Obligations
- 2.1 Rights
- 2.2 Obligations
- 3 Human Rights in International Climate Change Law
- 3.1 1992 FCCC, 1997 Kyoto Protocol, and the 2010 Cancun Agreements
- 3.2 The 2015 Paris Agreement and its 2018 Rulebook
- 3.3 Limits of the Climate Change Regime
- 4 Climate Change Litigation
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- 32 Pandemics
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Obligations to Prepare for and Prevent Pandemics
- 2.1 Human Rights Obligations
- 2.2 International Health Law
- 2.3 Persistent Failures to Meet Obligations
- 2.3.1 Short-sightedness and under-resourcing
- 2.3.2 Siloed approach
- 3 Responding to a Pandemic
- 3.1 Priorities in Pandemic Responses
- 3.2 Striking the Appropriate Balance Between Rights
- 3.2.1 Limitations
- Prescribed by law
- Legitimate purpose
- Necessity and proportionality
- 3.2.2 Derogations
- 3.2.3 The impact of uncertainty
- 3.2.4 Distributive justice
- 4 International Cooperation
- 4.1 International Assistance and Cooperation
- 4.2 Stockpiling of Vaccines
- 4.3 Intellectual Property-Related Barriers
- 5 Conclusion
- Further Reading
- Useful Websites
- Questions for Reflection
- Index