Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties

The system of the European Convention of Human Rights imposes positive obligations on the state to guarantee human rights in circumstances where state agents dot not directly interfere. In addition to the traditional/liberal negative obligation of non-interference, the state must actively protect th..

The important and groundbreaking volume, The Professional Identity of the Human Rights Field Officer, completes the study of human rights field work begun in the earlier The Human Rights Field Operation (2007: Ashgate). Building on the critique in the earlier volume, O’Flaherty, Ulrich and their fe..

This book will review the protection of vulnerable groups under international human rights law. Rather than examining the situation of a number of vulnerable groups and applicable international human rights law conventions, it will take the innovative approach of exploring the overall scope of the i..

This volume provides a timely assessment on the progress made towards the achievement of a constitutional democracy in South Africa. The chapters collectively present an in-depth analysis of the development of the legal system and of the implications of the Constitution for the social configuration ..

This book presents the views of various international law and human rights experts on the conceptual and practical strengths and limitations of the notion that the international community has a Responsibility to Protect civilians against genocide, large scale war crimes, ethnic cleansing and crimes ..

This book offers a sociological perspective on the functioning of the right to housing in practice and provides insights useful for all types of housing—and by extension socio-economic—rights practitioners, advocates, and policymakers. It shows the latest state of knowledge on the topic and will be ..

This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in relation to the right and value of life. It presents a much-needed examination of key issues in a broad practical and theoretical context, and holds broad appeal for sc..

This groundbreaking book is the first collection to investigate the law, political science and ethical perspectives collectively in relation to the right and value of life. It presents a much-needed examination of key issues in a broad practical and theoretical context, and holds broad appeal for sc..

This Handbook offers a comprehensive examination of the Responsibility to Protect norm in world politics, which aims to end mass atrocities against civilians...

This book attempts to clarify what targeting and weaponry rules apply to the use of force in situations of irregular armed conflict and violence. In particular, it focuses on developing objective criteria for determining where the shift from a law and order paradigm to an armed conflict occurs; deve..

There has been a growing interest in economic, social, and cultural human rights in recent years, particularly following the adoption of the 2009 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This book offers an in depth analysis of the United Nati..

There has been a growing interest in economic, social, and cultural human rights in recent years, particularly following the adoption of the 2009 Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR). This book offers an in depth analysis of the United Nati..