Hierarchy in international law : the place of human rights /

This book takes an inductive approach to the question of whether there is a hierarchy in international law, with human rights obligations trumping other duties. It assesses the extent to which such a hierarchy can be said to exist through an analysis of the case law of national courts. Each chapter...

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Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
De Wet, Erika, Vidmar, Jure
Weitere Verfasser:
De Wet, Erika (HerausgeberIn), Vidmar, Jure (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
This book takes an inductive approach to the question of whether there is a hierarchy in international law, with human rights obligations trumping other duties. It assesses the extent to which such a hierarchy can be said to exist through an analysis of the case law of national courts. Each chapter of the book examines domestic case law on an issue where human rights obligations conflict with another international law requirement, to see whether national courts gave precedence tohuman rights. If this is shown to be the case, it would lend support to the argument that the international legal or
Umfang:
1 online resource (879 p.)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
Anmerkungen:
English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9786613888747
9780191738999
0191738999
9781283576291
1283576295
9780191627774
0191627771
9780191627767
0191627763
Schlagworte:
International law and human rights.
Human rights.
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