Human Dignity and International Law

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gattini, Andrea
Otros Autores: Garciandia, Rosana, Webb, Philippa
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boston : BRILL, 2020.
Temas:
Respect for persons > Law and legislation.
Respect for persons > Law and legislation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Contents
  • Notes on Contributors
  • Chapter 1 Setting the Scene: 100 Years of Human Dignity
  • Chapter 2 Italian International Lawyers Facing Racial Laws: the Fate of Angelo Piero Sereni and Edoardo Vitta
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 The Early Stages of Their Academic Careers
  • 3 Leaving Italy: a Difficult Decision
  • 4 Returning to Their Academic Home: Challenge and Recognition
  • 5 Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 3 Hersch Lauterpacht and Human Dignity
  • i Introduction
  • ii Phase i (1922-1943): Humanité diffuse
  • Iii Phase ii (1943-1960): Humanité cristallisée
  • iv Conclusions
  • Chapter 4 Pure Theory of Law Amidst the Tempest: Hans Kelsen, Democracy and Human Rights
  • 1 Introduction: Human Rights Enshrined in Kelsen's Systemic Theory
  • 2 Human Rights as Part and Parcel of the "essence and value" of Democracy
  • 3 Pure Theory of Law and the Punishment of the "most objectionable acts"
  • 4 Conclusion: Kelsen's Sense of Justice
  • Chapter 5 Nikolaos Politis and the Legal Status of the Individual in the International Legal Order
  • 1 Individuals as Creators of International Law in Politis' Doctrine
  • 2 Individuals as Objects or as Subjects of International Law in Politis' Doctrine
  • 3 Individuals as Capable Subjects in the International Legal Order in Politis' Doctrine
  • 4 Concluding Remarks
  • Chapter 6 International Institutional Protection of Human Rights: Achievements and Failures
  • i Substantive Human Rights Guarantees
  • ii Institutional Mechanisms
  • 1 General Considerations
  • 2 Monitoring by the Political Organs of the United Nations-the Early Period
  • 3 The Expert Bodies within the Framework of the Core Human Rights Treaties
  • iii Universal Periodic Review
  • iv Conclusion
  • Chapter 7 The Promise of International Criminal Justice: Achievements and Failures in Protecting Human Dignity
  • 1 A Few Preliminary Remarks
  • 2 The Fulfilled Promise: the Development of Substantive Law to Enhance the Protection of Human Dignity
  • 2.1 The First Stage (1945-1993): Setting the Normative Process for the Protection of Human Dignity
  • 2.2 The Years of Maturity: Developing and Applying the Law to Enhance the Protection of Human Dignity
  • 3 The Broken Promise of International Criminal Justice: the Impossibility to Bring to Justice Incumbent Heads of States and High-Ranking State Officials
  • 4 International Criminal Justice at a Crossroad: Looking Ahead
  • Chapter 8 Human Dignity in International Labour Rights
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Legal Texts
  • 3 Practice of International Judicial and Quasi-Judicial Bodies
  • 4 Conclusion
  • Chapter 9 The "Poor Cousins": What, If Anything, Can International Law and Lawyers Do for Social Rights?
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Scepticism about the Effectiveness of Human Rights

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