Public international law: human rights

The idea of cultural heritage as an 'international public good' can be traced back to the Preamble of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, according to which "e;damage to cultural property belonging to any people whatsoever means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind"e;.

The idea of cultural heritage as an 'international public good' can be traced back to the Preamble of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, according to which "e;damage to cultural property belonging to any people whatsoever means damage to the cultural heritage of all mankind"e;.

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues around intangible cultural heritage (also known as traditional cultural expressions or folklore).

This book offers a comprehensive analysis of the legal issues around intangible cultural heritage (also known as traditional cultural expressions or folklore).

Within the Middle East there are a wide range of minority groups outside the mainstream religious and ethnic culture.

Within the Middle East there are a wide range of minority groups outside the mainstream religious and ethnic culture.

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law.

The doctrine of state immunity bars a national court from adjudicating or enforcing claims against foreign states.

The doctrine of state immunity bars a national court from adjudicating or enforcing claims against foreign states.

The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination is the centrepiece of international efforts to address racial discrimination, defined in broad terms to include discrimination based on skin colour, descent, ethnic, and national origin.

This book celebrates the scholarship of Richard Baxter, former Judge of the International Court of Justice and former Professor of International Law at Harvard Law School.

Media interest in the fates of people at sea has heightened across the last decade.

The Oxford Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides a comprehensive and original overview of one of the fundamental topics within international law.

Many international obligations are subject to exceptions.

Many international obligations are subject to exceptions.

Media interest in the fates of people at sea has heightened across the last decade.

The rise of economic liberalism in the latter stages of the 20th century coincided with a fundamental transformation of international economic governance, especially through the law of the World Trade Organization.

This book is concerned with the history of the idea of human rights.

This book is concerned with the history of the idea of human rights.

Economic, social and cultural rights are finally coming of age.

Economic, social and cultural rights are finally coming of age.

Positioning itself within significant developments in genocide studies arising from misgivings about two noteworthy observers, Arendt and Milgram, this book asks what lies 'beyond the banality of evil'?

Positioning itself within significant developments in genocide studies arising from misgivings about two noteworthy observers, Arendt and Milgram, this book asks what lies 'beyond the banality of evil'?

This book examines the extent to which international law places obligations directly on corporate entities.

This book examines the extent to which international law places obligations directly on corporate entities.

The rise of economic liberalism in the latter stages of the 20th century coincided with a fundamental transformation of international economic governance, especially through the law of the World Trade Organization.

This book focusses on the debates concerning aspects of intellectual property law that bear on access to medicines in a set of developing countries.

This book focusses on the debates concerning aspects of intellectual property law that bear on access to medicines in a set of developing countries.

The rights of indigenous peoples under international law have seen significant change in recent years, as various international bodies have attempted to address the question of how best to protect and enforce their rights.

The rights of indigenous peoples under international law have seen significant change in recent years, as various international bodies have attempted to address the question of how best to protect and enforce their rights.

The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability.

The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.

The Council of Europe, of which all European States are members, plays a pivotal role in the promotion and protection of human rights, democracy, and the rule of law in Europe.

This book analyses the concept of the rule of law in the context of international law, through the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

This book analyses the concept of the rule of law in the context of international law, through the case law of the European Court of Human Rights.

Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

Now in its third edition, this book is the authoritative text on one of the world's most important human rights treaties, the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.

This book examines how the United Nations Security Council, in exercising its power to impose binding non-forcible measures ('sanctions') under Article 41 of the UN Charter, may violate international law.

This book examines how the United Nations Security Council, in exercising its power to impose binding non-forcible measures ('sanctions') under Article 41 of the UN Charter, may violate international law.

The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years.

International Migration Law provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the international legal framework applicable to the movement of persons across borders.

International Migration Law provides a detailed and comprehensive overview of the international legal framework applicable to the movement of persons across borders.

"e;Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.

"e;Slavery is the status or condition of a person over whom any or all of the powers attaching to the right of ownership are exercised.

The relationship between Islamic law and international human rights law has been the subject of considerable, and heated, debate in recent years.

An International Bill of the Rights of Man, first published in 1945, is one of the seminal works on international human rights law.

An International Bill of the Rights of Man, first published in 1945, is one of the seminal works on international human rights law.

The treatment of migrants is one of the most challenging issues that human rights, as a political philosophy, faces today.

The treatment of migrants is one of the most challenging issues that human rights, as a political philosophy, faces today.

The idea of multi-culturalism has had a significant impact across many areas of law.