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The human rights covenants at 50 :

The human rights covenants at 50 : Their past, present, and future / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Helen Keller ; assistant editor Corina Heri. - First edition. - xxxii, 360 pages ; 25 cm

Table of Contents
1. Introduction, Helen Keller and Daniel Moeckli;
Part I: The Past: What Have the Covenants (Not) Achieved?;
2. The History of the Covenants: Looking Back Half a Century and Beyond, Maya Hertig Randall;
3. Giving Meaning and Effect to Human Rights: The Contributions of Human Rights Committee Members, Gerald Neuman;
4. Interpretation of the ICESCR: Between Morality and State Consent, Daniel Moeckli;
5. The Role of NGOs in the Implementation of the Covenants, Patrick Mutzenberg;
Part II: The Present: What Is the Influence of the Covenants?;
6. Influence of the ICESCR in Africa, Manisuli Ssenyonjo;
7. Influence of the ICCPR in the Middle East, Basak Cali;
8. Influence of the ICESCR in the Americas, Monica Pinto and Martin Sigal;
9. Influence of the ICCPR in Asia, Yogesh Tyagi;
10. Influence of the ICESCR in Europe, Amrei Muller;
11. The Influence of the Two Covenants on States Parties Across Regions: Lessons for the Role of Comparative Law and of Regions in International Human Rights Law, Samantha Besson;
Part III: The Future: What Should Become of the Covenants?;
12. The Covenants in the Light of Anthropogenic Climate Change, Stephen Humphreys;
13. The Covenants and Financial Crises, Christine Kaufmann;
14. The Institutional Future of the Covenants: A World Court for Human Rights?, Felice Gaer

Fifty years after the UN General Assembly adopted the two human rights covenants, this volume brings together contributions considering the key issues facing the international human rights system today, taking stock of the achievements of the covenants, assessing their current influence, and exploring the future challenges facing them.

9780198825890 0198825897

2018930388


International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966 December 16)
International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966 December 16)


Human rights--History.
International law and human rights.

JC571 / .H864 2018

323 MOE