International Human Rights Law and Practice

The only human rights textbook truly merging law with practice in a comprehensive and enjoyable manner.

Ilias Bantekas (Author), Lutz Oette (Author)

9781108711753, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 23 April 2020

1018 pages, 1 table
24.5 x 17.4 x 4.4 cm, 1.94 kg

'Professor Bantekas and Dr Oette's book on international human rights law and practice has over the years been established as an essential point of reference and as an authoritative contribution for those teaching, learning or practising international human rights. The third edition comes to enrich the topics covered in the book with yet more analysis, examples and resources, as well as to introduce the topic concerning the human rights of vulnerable groups and persons. Well-written and well-researched, the book succeeds, once again, to provide a well-rounded and in-depth analysis of some of the most contemporary global challenges concerning the protection of human rights, both in theory and in practice.' Elena Katselli, Newcastle University

This unique textbook merges human rights law with its practice, from the courtroom to the battlefield. Human rights are analysed in their particular context, and the authors assess, among other things, the impact of international finance, the role of NGOs, and the protection of rights in times of emergency, including the challenges posed by counter-terrorism. In parallel, a series of interviews with practitioners, case studies and practical applications offer multiple perspectives and challenging questions on the effective implementation of human rights. Although the book comprehensively covers the traditional areas of international human rights law, including its regional and international legal and institutional framework, it also encompasses, through distinct chapters or large sections, areas that have a profound impact on human rights worldwide, such as women's rights, human rights and globalisation, refugees and migration, human rights obligations of non-state actors, debt and human rights, and others.

1. International human rights law and notions of human rights: foundations, achievements and challenges
2. International human rights law: the normative framework
3. Human rights in practice
4. The United Nations Charter system
5. The UN human rights treaty system
6. Regional human rights treaty system
7. Individual complaints procedures
8. Civil and political rights
9. Economic, social and cultural rights
10. Group rights: self-determinations, minorities and indigenous peoples
11. The human rights of women
12. Children's rights
13. The recognition and protection of the human rights of vulnerable groups and persons
14. The right to development and sustainable development
15. Victims' rights and reparation
16. The application of human rights in armed conflict
17. Human rights and international criminal justice
18. Human rights and counter-terrorism
19. Human rights obligations of non-state actors
20. Globalisation and its impact on human rights.

Subject Areas: International organisations & institutions [LBBU], International human rights law [LBBR], Public international law [LBB], International law [LB], Human rights [JPVH]