International Human Rights Law and Practice

by Ilias Bantekas, Lutz Oette

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781108711753
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	04/23/2020
Edition description:	3rd ed.
Pages:	1018
Product dimensions:	6.85(w) x 9.65(h) x 1.73(d)

About the Author

Ilias Bantekas is Professor of International Law, Hamad bin Khalifa University (Qatar Foundation) and senior fellow at IALS University of London. He has held human rights-related academic posts at leading law schools, including Brunel University, SOAS, Harvard and Trier. He has advised governments, international organisations and NGOs in most fields of human rights and international law, and was a member of the Greek Truth Committee on Debt. His recent books include: Sovereign Debt and Human Rights (with C. Lumina, 2018) and Commentary on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability (edited with M. A. Stein and D. Anastasiou, 2018).

Lutz Oette is a Reader in International Law at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London and Director of the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law. He has pursued human rights cases before several regional and international bodies and engaged with a range of actors in standard setting, comparative research, advocacy and reform projects aimed at developing and implementing international human rights standards, particularly on the prohibition of torture. He is the editor of Criminal Law Reform and Transitional Justice: Human Rights Perspectives for Sudan (2011) and co-editor of Constitution-making and human rights in the Sudans (with M. A. Babiker, 2018).

Table of Contents

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.

Editorial Reviews

'In a sea of human rights textbooks, International Human Rights Law and Practice by Professor Ilias Bantekas and Dr Lutz Oette stands out as a fresh explanation not only of the 'what' but of the 'why' and the 'how' of human rights. The text is unique in its detailed yet accessible practice focus. It is a key text for all students of human rights law who are interested in understanding how to apply the law to an array of practical situations … The third edition is greatly expanded with much new material, including new case studies and interviews and a new section on the human rights of vulnerable groups and persons.' Carla Ferstman, University of Essex

‘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

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