Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties

Although groups from many different ideologies have embraced policies to end human trafficking, there are still many gaps and unanswered questions. This book provides an insight into the complexity of the phenomenon by addressing two key factors: on the one hand, the scope of globalization involved,..

This book examines the role and impact of EU, international human rights and refugee law on national laws and policies for integration and argues for a broad understanding of the relationship between integration and the law. It analyses the legal foundations of integration at the international and r..

This book examines the diverse use of indigenous customary rights in modern landscapes. Part I deals with Sámi customary rights in relation to nature conservation in the Nordic countries and Russia. Part II explores the ideas and implementation of new kinds of postcolonial models of nature conservat..

The main purpose of this book is to examine the principle of individual duty from a number of different perspectives. National legal systems have recognised and enforced for a long time in their constitutions and ordinary legislation various duties which citizens owe to their own families, the commu..

This multi-disciplinary collection interrogates the role of human rights in addressing past injustices. The volume draws on legal scholars, political scientists, anthropologists and political philosophers grappling with the weight of the memory of historical injustices arising from conflicts in Euro..

This is a comprehensive study of compliance with legal obligations derived from the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia's (ICTY) Statute. Through the use of three models of compliance based on coercion, self-interest and norms, Christopher Lamont explores both the domestic poli..

This book looks at the application of human rights to non-state actors in international economic law. Focusing on the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund, the World Trade Organization and multinational enterprises the book examines the existing and potential legal obligations of these actors..

This timely and valuable book explores the development of international human rights law over the last six decades. The volume brings together leading experts to reflect on different aspects of human rights law, not only considering and evaluating the developments so far, but also identifying releva..

This timely and valuable book explores the development of international human rights law over the last six decades. The volume brings together leading experts to reflect on different aspects of human rights law, not only considering and evaluating the developments so far, but also identifying releva..

This book examines the effectiveness of international human rights law, through the case study of domestic violence. This book asks whether international human rights law can only be effective in ‘traditional’ cases of human rights abuse or whether it can rise to the challenge of being used in relat..

Examining international law through the lens of the Middle East, this insightful study demonstrates the qualitatively different manner in which international law is applied in this region of the world...

This book explores situations when public opinion presents as an obstacle to the protection and promotion of human rights. Taking an International Law perspective, it primarily deals with two questions: first, whether international law requires States to take an independent stance on human rights is..