The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law
Edited by Dinah Shelton
Table of Contents
I.NBTheoretical 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-Kunzli
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, Peter Kovacs
III.NBStructural Principles
14. Human Dignity, Paolo G. Carozza
15. Subsidiarity, Gerald L. Neuman
16. Sovereignty, Johan D. van der Vyver
17. Solidarity, Rudiger 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.NBInstitutions 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.NBHuman 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, Chimene 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.NBAssessments
36. Creating and Applying Human Rights Indicators, Francisco Lopez-Bermudez
37. Compliance, Gisella Gori
38. What Outcomes for Victims?, Fiona McKay
39. Human Rights Make a Difference: Lessons from Latin America, Juan E. Mendez and Catherine Cone