The right to the truth in international law : victims' rights in human rights and international criminal law /

The United Nations has established a right to the truth to be enjoyed by victims of gross violations of human rights. The origins of the right stem from the need to provide victims and relatives of the missing with a right to know what happened. It encompasses the verification and full public disclo...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Authors: Klinkner, Melanie (Author), Davis, Howard, 1948 September 22- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.
Series:Human rights and international law.
Subjects:
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees.
European Court of Human Rights.
International Criminal Court.
European Court of Human Rights
International Criminal Court
Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
International law and human rights.
Truth commissions.
Victims of crimes > Legal status, laws, etc.
International criminal law.
Criminal justice, Administration of.
Truth.
International crimes.
Droit international et droits de l'homme.
Commissions vérité et réconciliation.
Droit international pénal.
Vérité.
truth.
LAW > General.
LAW > International.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Political Freedom & Security > Human Rights.
Criminal justice, Administration of
International criminal law
International law and human rights
Truth
Truth commissions
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The need for truth
  • The emergence of a right to the truth
  • Content of the right to the truth
  • The public aspect of the right to the truth
  • The right to the truth in different fora
  • The Inter-American Court of Human Rights and the United Nations Human Rights Committee
  • The right to the truth at the European Court of Human Rights
  • Truth commissions and the right to the truth
  • International criminal trials
  • The right to the truth and the International Criminal Court.

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