This study examines how States use legal arguments in cases of armed intervention and how this usage can influence the development of international law. The objective is to contribute to the understanding of the law on armed intervention by conducting … Continue reading » “Armed intervention, pursuing legitimacy and the pragmatic use of legal argument”
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The Protection Role of the Danish Human Rights Commission
Human Rights for Immigrants and Immigrants for Human Rights
The Barbaric Punishment
In this volume, Swedish human rights activist and political figure, Hans Göran Franck, examines the administration of the death penalty from a historical perspective. The author’s opinions are based on his lifelong work and devotion to abolishing the ‘barbaric punishment’. … Continue reading » “The Barbaric Punishment”
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Reservations to Human Rights Treaties and the Vienna Convention Regime
There has always been some discomfort about reservations in relation to international obligations of States applicable to individuals. This apprehension was once again brought to the forefront of the international normative process with General Comment No. 24 of the Human … Continue reading » “Reservations to Human Rights Treaties and the Vienna Convention Regime”
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Towards Implementing Universal Human Rights
This unique collection has been compiled to mark the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the activities of the Human Rights Committee established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. It reflects various aspects of the Committee and … Continue reading » “Towards Implementing Universal Human Rights”
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Beyond a One-Dimensional State: An Emerging Right to Autonomy?
The beginning of the 21st century is characterized by global structural changes and worldwide concern for the problems surrounding the relationships between states and minority groups. Autonomy has become a code word for an all-purpose means of inclusion of sub-state … Continue reading » “Beyond a One-Dimensional State: An Emerging Right to Autonomy?”
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International Law and Indigenous Peoples
This volume, a collection of essays by a variety of scholars in the field of indigenous rights, originates from the Irish Centre for Human Rights at the National University of Ireland in Galway. It highlights those instances in the work … Continue reading » “International Law and Indigenous Peoples”
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