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040 _cAfrica University Library
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_bINT 2006
245 _a International human rights and humanitarian law: treaties, cases and analysis/
_cFrancisco Forrest Martin ... [et al.].
260 _aNew York:
_bCambridge University Press,
_c2006.
300 _a xxxii, 990 pages ;
_c26 cm.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aAn 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
520 _aInternational 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.
648 _2Human rights.
648 _2Humanitarian law.
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