TY  - BOOK
TI  -  International human rights and humanitarian law: treaties, cases and analysis
SN  - 9780521187817
AV  - K3240 INT 2006
PY  - 2006///
CY  - New York
PB  - Cambridge University Press
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; An overview of international human rights and humanitarian law development and their protection mechanisms
Formal sources and principles of international human rights and humanitarian law
Incorporation of international human rights and humanitarian law in U.S. law
International human rights tribunal procedure and remedies
Substantive international human rights and humanitarian law protections
Theory and critique
N2  - International Human Rights and Humanitarian Law: Treaties, Cases, and Analysis introduces the reader to the international legal instruments and case law governing the substantive and procedural dimensions of international human rights and humanitarian law, including economic, social, and cultural rights. The book, which was originally published in 2006, also discusses the history and organisational structure of human rights and humanitarian law enforcement mechanisms. A chapter is devoted a chapter to the issues surrounding the incorporation of international law into U.S. law, including principles of constitutional and statutory interpretation, conflict rules, and the self-execution doctrine. Questions and comments sections provide critical analyses of issues raised in the materials. The last chapter addresses theoretical issues facing contemporary international human rights and humanitarian law and its enforcement
ER  -