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International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary Paperback – 8 July 2010

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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. In his breakthrough textbook, De Schutter focuses on international human rights law as 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, it shows how human rights law is used as a tool to address contemporary issues such as counter-terrorism, global poverty and religious diversity. Materials are organised 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.
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'Well structured and well written, I would be more than willing to recommend this book as compulsory reading for my students …' Caroline Fournet, University of Exeter

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This authoritative survey of international human rights law offers innovative treatment of the law as a global 'legal system'.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Cambridge University Press (8 July 2010)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 1152 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0521748666
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0521748667
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 17.78 x 4.45 x 24.13 cm
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Good Introduction and Survey on International Human Rights Law
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I bought this book primarily because I am taking the author's online course at edx/Universite Catholique de Louvain. Professor Olivier de Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food and Professor of Human Rights at Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. This means that he is a recognized and well respected expert in this area of law and the materials that he puts together in this book confirms his expertise in this area, A majority of the reading materials in his online course are from this book, but naturally, this books offers more reading materials than the course. So, if you plan to take his online course, this book will serve you well.

This book is divided into three main parts with each part subdivided into separate chapters. The entire book is about 967 pages and, yes, it weights a ton--I have been carrying this around everyday for the past 2 months. Part I, The Sources, includes 2 chapters. Chapter 1, The emergency of international human rights, is subdivided into 4 sections. Section 1, The universal level: the United Nations and human rights; Section 2, The regional level; Section 3, The emerging jus commune of human rights; Section 4, Human rights law as part of international law. Chapter 2, States responsibility and 'jurisdiction' includes 4 sections. Section 1, National territory and 'effective control'; Section 2, Extraterritorial obligations under international human rights law; Section 3, The responsibility of states in inter-state cooperation; Section 4, The responsibility of States for the acts of international organizations.

Part II, The Substantive Obligations, includes 4 chapters, which the numbering of the chapters continues from Part 1. So, Chapter 3, The typology of states' obligations and the obligation to respect human rights, includes 3 sections. Section 1, The typology of states obligations; Section2, Rights of an 'absolute' character; Section 3, The regime of rights which may be restricted. Chapter 4, The application of human rights in private relationships and the obligation to protect, includes 2 sections. Section 1, The imputability to the state of the conduct of non-state actors and the obligation to protect; Section 2, Measuring the scope of the obligation to protect. Chapter 5, The progressive realization of human rights and the obligation to fulfill, includes 4 sections. Section 1, The principle; Section 2, Framework laws and action plans; Section 3, Indicators and benchmarks, Section 4 Measuring the obligation of progressive realization. Chapter 6, Derogation in time of public emergency, includes 6 sections. Section 1, First condition: a public emergency which threatens the life of the nation; Section 2, Second condition: the necessity requirement; Section 3, Third condition: the non-discrimination requirement; Section 4, Fourth condition: compliance with other international obligations; Section 5, Fifth condition: rights which are not subject to derogation; Section 6, Sixth condition: international notification. Chapter 7, The prohibition of discrimination, includes 5 sections. Section1, The scope of the requirement of non-discrimination; Section 2, The range of states' obligations; Section 3, The notion of discrimination; Section 4, Systematizing anti-discrimination law; Section 5, Self-determination and minority rights.

Part III, The Mechanisms of Protection, includes 4 chapters. Chapter 8, Ensuring compliance with international human rights law: the role of national authorities, has 2 sections. Section 1, Judicial remedies; Section 2, Non-judicial mechanisms. Chapter 9, The United Nations human rights treaties system, has 4 sections. Section 1, State reporting; Section 2, Individual communications; Section 3, The implementation of findings of UN human rights treaty bodies; Section 4, The reform of the UN human rights treaties system. Chapter 10, The United Nations Charter-based monitoring of human rights, includes 4 sections. Section1, The establishment of the Human Rights Council; Section 2, The complaints mechanism; Section 3, The universal periodic review; Section 4, The special procedures. Chapter 11, Regional mechanism of protection, includes 3 sections. Section 1, The European system of protection of human rights; Section 2, The Inter-American system of protection of human rights; Section 3, The African system of protection of human and peoples' rights.

The topics are discussed through the use of cases, materials and commentary. This includes cases from international courts, committees and treaty bodies as well as national courts. There are questions at the end of each chapter or discussion to challenge and guide the reader to think more in-depth of the issues. Like most law books, the text includes many lengthy references and notes for those who are keenly interested to do further research and studies. Anyone who is interested in this area of law, anyone who plans to enroll in an LL.M. program in International Human Rights Law, and anyone who is interested in practicing law in this area will find this an invaluable guide and introduction to a complicated subject. I whole-heartily endorse this book and hope you will enjoy the challenge of it as much as I did.
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Great book! After the didactic way of explanation, it has lots of cases and jurisprudence. Helped a lot while doing my international human rights course.
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Clear concise and helpful to the non-lawyer trying to get through an LLM
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