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The human rights covenants at 50 : Their past, present, and future / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Helen Keller ; assistant editor Corina Heri.

Contributor(s): Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Edition: First editionDescription: xxxii, 360 pages ; 25 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780198825890
  • 0198825897
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 323 MOE 23
LOC classification:
  • JC571 .H864 2018
Contents:
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
Summary: 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.
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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.

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