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International Law of Human Rights

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International Law of Human Rights
By
Michael K. Addo
Description
International
law is a social construct crafted by human endeavour to achieve or at
least contribute to the achievement of goals perceived to be valuable
or necessary to effective social relations. In effect, international
law is no more than a facilitative process and so cannot have answers
and conclusions of its own other than what lies within the ambitions
of those who define the limits of the process. The essays collected
together here reveal how international law facilitates the
achievement of the long standing ambition of turning human rights
ideals and rhetoric into reality.
Contents
Contents:
Nature: Human rights genealogy, Ruti Teitel; The concept of human
rights in international law, Anthony D\\\'Amato. Politics: International
human rights and cultural relativism, Fernando R. Tesòn; The
ideology of human rights, Makua wa Mutua; Cultural relativism and
human rights, Jack Donnelly; Rethinking the \\\'universality\\\' of human
rights law, Dianne Otto. Implementation: How is international human
rights law enforced?, Harold Hongju Koh; Towards a theory of
effective supranational adjudication, Laurence R. Helfer and
Anne-Marie Slaughter. Exemptions: Legal differentiation and the
concept of the human rights treaty in international law, Matthew
Craven; Human rights treaties, invalid reservations, and state
consent, Ryan Goodman. Challenges: Globalization and the convergence
of values, Alex Y. Seita; Globalization and human rights, Robert
McCorquodale with Richard Fairbrother; Name index.
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