The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law
Edited by Dinah Shelton
Table of Contents
I. Theoretical Foundations
1:Religion, M. Christian Green and John Witte, Jr.
2:Moral Philosophy, Siegfried Van Duffel
3:Biological Foundations of Human Rights, Christopher A. Robinson
4:Sociology of Human Rights, Brian S. Turner
5:The Psychology Foundations of Human Rights, Robin Bradley Kar
6:Anthropology and the Grounds of Human Rights, Mark Goodale
II. Historical and Legal Sources
7:The Foundations of Justice and Human Rights in Early Legal Texts and Thought, Paul Gordon Lauren
8:General Principles and Constitutions as Sources of Human Rights Law, Michael O'Boyle and Michelle Lafferty
9:The Anti-Slavery Movement and the Rise of International Non-Governmental Organizations, Jenny Martinez
10:Diplomatic Protection as a Source of Human Rights Law, Annemarieke Vermeer-Künzli
11:Humanitarian Law as a Source of Human Rights Law, Gerd Oberleitner
12:Social Justice, Rights, and Labour, Janelle M. Diller
13:The Protection of Minorities under the Auspices of the League of Nations, Péter Kovács
III. Structural Principles
14:Human Dignity, Paolo G. Carozza
15:Subsidiarity, Gerald L. Neuman
16:Sovereignty, Johan D. van der Vyver
17:Solidarity, Rüdiger Wolfrum
18:Equality, Jarlath Clifford
19:Proportionality, Yutaka Arai-Takahashi
20:Democracy and the Rule of Law, Christian Tomuschat
IV. Normative Evolution
21:The Law-Making Process: From Declaration to Treaty to Custom to Prevention, Bertrand G. Ramcharan
22:Core Rights and Obligations, Martin Scheinin
23:'Jus Cogens' and Obligations 'Erga Omnes', Erika de Wet
24:Positive and Negative Obligations, Dinah Shelton and Ariel Gould
V. Institutions and Actors
25:From Commission to the Council: Evolution of UN Charter Bodies, Miloon Kothari
26:The Role and Impact of Treaty Bodies, Nigel S. Rodley
27:The Role of International Tribunals: Law-Making or Creative Interpretation?, Cecilia Medina
28:Universality and the Growth of Regional Systems, Christof Heyns and Magnus Killander
29:National Implementation and Interpretation, Nisuke Ando
30:Roles and Responsibilities of Non-State Actors, David Weissbrodt
VI. Human Rights and General International Law
31:Interpretation of Human Rights Treaties, Malgosia Fitzmaurice
32:Enforcing Human Rights through Economic Sanctions, George A. Lopez
33:Transnational Litigation: Jurisdiction and Immunities, Chimène I. Keitner
34:The Use of International Force to Prevent or Halt Atrocities: From Humanitarian Intervention to the Responsibility to Protect, Ramesh Thakur
35:Trade Law and Investment Law, Sarah Joseph
VII. Assessments
36:Creating and Applying Human Rights Indicators, Francisco López-Bermúdez
37:Compliance, Gisella Gori
38:What Outcomes for Victims?, Fiona McKay
39:Human Rights Make a Difference: Lessons from Latin America, Juan E. Méndez and Catherine Cone