International Human Rights Law (Cases, Materials, Commentary)

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Description
How do you keep students motivated when their perception of a subject conflicts with the reality of its academic study? International human rights law, unquestionably an exciting field, is also complex and demanding. With his breakthrough textbook, De Schutter focuses on international human rights law as a global legal system, rather than as a collection of different (though related) rights, giving it relevance and immediacy. Drawing on cases and materials from a wide range of sources, he shows how human rights law is used as a tool to address contemporary issues such as counter-terrorism and global poverty. Materials are organized thematically, allowing readers to make comparisons and connections between different legal treaties and systems. Students can also easily assess how human rights are protected under domestic and international laws. The law is placed in context throughout, ensuring full understanding of why laws exist and how they work. OLIVIER DE SCHUTTER is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. A professor at the University of Louvain (UCL) and at the College of Europe and a Member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University, he has been Visiting Professor at a number of institutions, most recently at Columbia University. From 2002 to 2006, he chaired the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, a high-level group of experts which advised the European Union institutions on fundamental rights issues. He has acted on a number of occasions as expert for the Council of Europe and for the European Union. Since 2004, and until his appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, he has been the General Secretary of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) on the issue of globalization and human rights.
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Contents
Tables of Cases
Table of Treaties and Conventions
Table of Comments and Recommendations of Various International Committees
Introduction
Part-I :  The Sources
1.   The Emergence of international human rights
2.   State responsibility and 'Jurisdiction'
Part-II :  The Substantive Obligations
3.   The typology of States' obligations and the obligation to respect human rights
4.   The application of human rights in private relationships and the obligation to protect
5.   The progressive realisation of human rights and the obligation to fulfil
6.   Derogations in time of public emergency
7.   The prohibition of discrimination
Part-III :  The Mechanisms of Protection
8.   Ensuring compliance with international human rights law: the role of national authorities
9.   The United Nations human rights treaties system
10.  The United Nations Charter-based monitoring of human rights
11.  Regional mechanisms of protection
Index
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Author Details
Olivier De Schutter :  He is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and Professor of Human Rights Law at the Universite Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, and at the college of Europe. A member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University, he has been Visting Professor at a number of institutions, most recently at Columbia University
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