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Culture in the State Reporting Procedure of the UN Human Rights Treaty Bodies
Verschijnt 24 november 2020
Ever since the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948 there has been a debate on the issue of universality and cultural diversity. The UN human rights treaty bodies have an important role to play in ensuring a proper balance between safeguarding the universality of the rights, while at the same time leaving room for cultural particularities. This book examines how the UN treaty bodies, in particular the Human Rights Comm...Paperback -
The Transformative Potential of a Vulnerability Focus in Basic Assistance Policies
Verschijnt 22 oktober 2020
The term 'vulnerability' is often used in law and policy to refer to disadvantaged, marginalized or excluded human beings. This book explores how a vulnerability focus in basic assistance policies can contribute to substantive equality and therefore to the realization of universal human rights in the migration context. It concentrates on the potential that such a vulnerability focus can have to mitigate stigmatization and stereotyping and to f...Paperback€ 99,- -
A Re-examination of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights in a Political Society in the Light of the Principle of Human Dignity
Verschijnt 15 oktober 2020
This book investigates what normative justification can be provided for economic, social and cultural rights guaranteed under international law and how this justification can or should impact the State obligations emerging from these rights.Paperback€ 79,- -
Towards a Regime of Responsibility of Armed Groups in International Law
Verschijnt 2 juli 2020
Armed groups have played a predominant role in violations of international humanitarian law and international human rights law committed in conflict settings. The aim of this book is to examine how the principles of international responsibility could be developed and adjusted to account for armed groups as collective entities.Paperback€ 75,- -
Trapped in a Religious Marriage
Verschijnt 30 juni 2020
This book offers a human rights perspective of the phenomenon of marital captivity within Christian, Jewish, Hindu and Muslim communities in both secular and non-secular States.Paperback€ 85,- -
Process-based Fundamental Rights Review
Verschijnt 8 november 2019
Courts often rely on process-based fundamental rights review. This means that they examine the diligence, fairness, and quality of legislative, administrative, and judicial procedures to determine whether fundamental rights have been violated. This book offers an in-depth and nuanced understanding of process-based fundamental rights review which will support courts in developing well-balanced procedural approaches, and will assist scholars in ...Paperback€ 95,- -
Realising the Right to Water and Sanitation in Nigeria
Verschijnt 23 september 2019
Recognition of the right to water and sanitation is an important and global issue. This book investigates how this right can be realised from the context of Nigeria and other States in similar circumstances.Paperback€ 85,- -
Towards a Sustainable Human Right to Water
Verschijnt 7 maart 2019
Towards a Sustainable Human Right to Water is a timely examination of a critical and time-sensitive subject in the field of human rights law. The book poses the critical question how the concept of sustainable development can contribute to the sustainable realisation of the human right to water for vulnerable people. It takes a three step approach in providing an answer to this fundamental question of our time.Paperback€ 69,- -
Collective Reparations
Verschijnt 28 september 2018
This book presents the first study on collective reparations. It aims to shed light on the legal framework, content and scope of collective reparations, and to the relationship between collective reparations and the individual right to reparations.Paperback€ 85,- -
Situation Selection Regime at the International Criminal Court
Verschijnt 15 december 2017
The International Criminal Court is neither able nor intended to investigate all situations of crisis across the world. Selectivity is unavoidable for the operation of this international organization. However, the authority of the Prosecutor of the Court to select and prioritize a situation over other situations is not unfettered.Paperback€ 95,-