Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the 21st Century

This volume contributes to the on-going legal discussion on pressing procedural and substantial law issues in the ambit of international human rights and civil liberties. While the 20th century has seen the true awakening of human rights, the 21st century poses new challenges to this ever-unfolding...

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Other Authors: Haeck, Yves (Editor), Brems, Eva (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Dordrecht Springer Netherlands 2014, 2014
Edition:1st ed. 2014
Series:Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction; Yves Haeck and Eva Brems
  • Interpretation and Application of the European Convention on Human Rights in the Broader Context of International Law: Myth or Reality?; Cesare Pitea
  • Universal Human Rights Law in the United States; Mortimer N.S. Sellers
  • The Duty of Cooperation of the Respondent State during the Proceedings before the European Court of Human Rights; Helena De Vylder and Yves Haeck
  • Protection by the Law: The Positive Obligation to Develop a Legal Framework to Adequately Protect ECHR Rights; Laurens Lavrysen
  • The Adjudication Process and Reasoning at the International Criminal Court: the Lubanga Trial Chamber Judgment, Sentencing and Reparations; Susana SáCouto and Katherine Cleary
  • Interim Measures before the Inter-American and African Human Rights Commissions – Strengths and Weaknesses; Clara Burbano-Herrera and Frans Viljoen
  • The Law of the Sea and Human Rights in the Hirsi Jamaa and Others v. Italy Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights; Jasmine Coppens
  • New Frontiers in American Capital Punishment Litigation; Eric M. Freedman
  • The Impact of European Human Rights on Childbirth; Marlies Eggermont
  • Res Interpretata: Legal Effect of the European Court of Human Rights’ Judgments for other States than those which were Party to the Proceedings; Adam Bodnar
  • About the Authors