International Human Rights Law

Global support for improving child welfare and upholding the rights of children is strong, but in practice often fails to recognise the emerging ga...

While the legal systems of the United Kingdom and Germany differ in essential respects, the current process of 'constitutionalisation' is well reco...

This book continues the themes addressed by its two predecessors in this mini-series by examining the role of the principle of the welfare interest...

The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice. A gripping, suspenseful and...

This research aims to appraise the impact of the concepts of Sovereignty, Self-determination and Human rights on the State and examines whether the...

A look at the duty of nations to protect human rights beyond borders, why it has failed in practice, and what can be done about itThe idea that sta...

Famine is an age-old scourge that almost disappeared in our lifetime. Between 2000 and 2011 there were no famines and deaths in humanitarian emerge...

How relevant is the concept of war today? This book examines how notions about war continue to influence how we conceive rights and obligations in ...

How relevant is the concept of war today? This book examines how notions about war continue to influence how we conceive rights and obligations in ...

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global S...

This book provides an interdisciplinary overview of international human rights issues, offering truly international coverage including the Global S...

Imagine being physically denied access to your office, business or livelihood. Imagine being refused entry to a shop or being told who you can or c...

Many Christians are forced by persecution to become refugees far from home, and they face immense challenges. Churches are increasingly providing s...

The harrowing story of a woman who escaped famine and terror in North Korea, not once but twice. ''A gripping, suspenseful...

Although the relationship between international human rights law and the law of armed conflict has been the subject of significant recent academic ...

Property as a human rights concern is manifested through its incorporation in international instruments and as a subject of the law through propert...

Brownlie's Documents on Human Rights provides an extensive collection of key documents covering all elements of the subject, accompanied by authori...

Many infrastructure projects around the world are funded through the project finance method, which combines private financing with public sector ba...

Ideas of collective responsibility challenge the doctrine of individual responsibility that is the dominant paradigm in law and liberal political t...

The European Court of Human Rights, by Angelika Nussberger is the first title in a new series, The Elements of International Law. Providing a fresh...

By departing from accounts of a universalist component in Israel's early foreign policy, Rotem Giladi challenges prevalent assumptions on the cosmo...

This edited collection investigates where the European Convention on Human Rights as a living instrument stands on migration and the rights of migr...

The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) suffers from the burgeoning caseload and challenges to its authority. This two-pronged crisis undermines...

Critiques the common-law crime of breach of the peace in Scots law Despite the number of prosecutions, and the appeal court''s attempts to narrow i...

Since the first edition of this book was published in 2010, United Nations peace operations have evolved significantly. In the Democratic Republic ...

This book explores the meaning and implementation of international children''s rights law, as laid down in the United Nations Convention on the Rig...

This book provides comprehensive coverage of the law and procedure of the European Court of Human Rights. It incorporates a step-by-step approach t...

The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability. To ensure that governments are indeed held accountable for their treatment of...