Part IV Normative Evolution, Ch.21 The Law-Making Process: From Declaration to Treaty to Custom to Prevention

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ramcharan Bertrand G
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Human Rights Movement ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Law ◽  
Preventive Role ◽  
Law Making

This article examines the international human rights lawmaking process. It analyses the sources and methods for the creation of norms and the transition from declarations and treaties to customary international law. It describes the drafting process for human rights declarations and conventions and offers a number of suggestions on how to improve human rights law-making. These include adopting a greater preventive role in the future and leaving the law-making process in the hands of members of the human rights movement.

The Idea of International Human Rights Law

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven Wheatley
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Moral Concept ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Human Rights Treaties ◽  
International Human ◽  
Fragmentation Of International Law

International Human Rights Law has emerged as an academic subject in its own right, separate from, but still related to, International Law. This book explains the distinctive nature of the new discipline by examining the influence of the moral concept of human rights on general international law. Rather than make use of moral philosophy or political theory, the work explains the term ‘human rights’ by examining its usage in international law practice, on the understanding that words are given meaning through their use. Relying on complexity theory to make sense of the legal practice in the United Nations, the core human rights treaties, and customary international law, The Idea of International Human Rights Law shows how a moral concept of human rights emerged, and then influenced the international law doctrine and practice on human rights, a fact that explains the fragmentation of international law and the special nature of International Human Rights Law.

Jurisdictional Immunities of the State for Serious Violations of International Human Rights Law or the Law of Armed Conflict

2013 ◽  
Vol 50 ◽  
pp. 243-287 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul David Mora
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Armed Conflict ◽  
The State ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Law Of Armed Conflict ◽  
International Human

SummaryIn its recent decision in Jurisdictional Immunities of the State (Germany v Italy: Greece Intervening), the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held that Italy had failed to respect immunities enjoyed by Germany under international law when the Italian courts allowed civil actions to be brought against Germany for alleged violations of international human rights law (IHRL) and the law of armed conflict (LOAC) committed during the Second World War. This article evaluates the three arguments raised by Italy to justify its denial of immunity: first, that peremptory norms of international law prevail over international rules on jurisdictional immunities; second, that customary international law recognizes an exception to immunity for serious violations of IHRL or the LOAC; and third, that customary international law recognizes an exception to immunity for torts committed by foreign armed forces on the territory of the forum state in the course of an armed conflict. The author concludes that the ICJ was correct to find that none of these arguments deprived Germany of its right under international law to immunity from the civil jurisdiction of the Italian courts.

4. Human Rights in International Law

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rhona K. M. Smith
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Legal Context ◽  
National Human ◽  
International Human ◽  
United Nations System

This chapter examines the international legal context of human rights. It first considers the historical evolution of international human rights law, with particular emphasis on the reincarnation of philosophical ideals as international laws (treaties), before discussing the principal sources of international human rights law such as customary international law and ‘soft’ law. It then describes the various forms of expressing human rights, along with the core international human rights instruments. It also explores the mechanisms for monitoring and enforcing human rights, including the United Nations system, regional human rights systems, and national human rights systems. Finally, it explains the process followed for a state wishing to be bound to the provisions of a treaty and the benefits of listing human rights in treaties.

Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dinah L. Shelton
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Entry Point ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Current State ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Law

In this landmark text, Dinah Shelton offers an insightful overview of the current state of international human rights law: its norms, institutions and procedures, both global and regional. Providing an invaluable entry point to this complex area of the law, and an insightful reference for seasoned experts, the book will prove a useful resource for professors and practitioners of international law. It will also serve as a stimulating introductory text for both undergraduate and postgraduate courses on human rights.

Armed Groups and Customary International Human Rights Law

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Katharine Fortin
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
Armed Groups ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
Legal Obligations ◽  
International Human

Chapter 11 analyses arguments that armed groups are bound by human rights law by virtue of customary international law. In doing so, the chapter draws together theories that have been explored in Chapters 7 and 9 about the relevance of territory to the acquisition of legal obligations. The chapter starts by examining the debates about how customary international human rights law binding upon armed groups should be constituted, finding that it will be formed through State practice and opinio juris. It ends by examining different articulations of the theory that armed groups are bound by customary international law by accountability mechanisms, evaluating their credence and making suggestions for their improvement.

scholarly journals THE OBLIGATION TO REFRAIN FROM ASSISTING THE USE OF THE DEATH PENALTY

2013 ◽  
Vol 62 (3) ◽  
pp. 523-556 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bharat Malkani
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Death Penalty ◽  
State Responsibility ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Law

AbstractIn this paper, I assert that the prohibition on the death penalty brings with it an obligation on abolitionist States to refrain from assisting the use of the death penalty in retentionist States. By considering the law on complicity and State responsibility, the obligation to protect under international human rights law, and the practice of States, I argue that although there are jurisdictional issues and although the death penalty is not prohibited under general international law, an obligation to refrain from being complicit in the death penalty is developing in international law.

scholarly journals El principio de igualdad ante la ley en el Derecho internacional = The principle of equality before the law in International Law

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 322
Author(s):  
Dorothy Estrada Tanck
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Equal Protection ◽  
Historical Evolution ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Derechos Humanos ◽  
International Human ◽  
The Law

Resumen: El principio de igualdad ante la ley es uno de los núcleos centrales del derecho interna­cional. Este estudio explora la evolución histórica de este principio y la interpretación de los derechos de igualdad ante la ley y de protección igualitaria de la ley, y su relación con la no discriminación, particularmente en el campo del derecho internacional de los derechos humanos. Se explora el trabajo, los avances jurídicos y la jurisprudencia paradigmática de Naciones Unidas y los órganos regionales de derechos humanos en el desarrollo del principio de igualdad ante la ley y sus derechos correlativos. Al mismo tiempo, se identifican ciertos desafíos a la igualdad ante la ley, tanto en su dimensión fáctica como jurídica, que permanecen en la realidad global contemporánea.Palabras clave: igualdad ante la ley, igual protección de la ley, no discriminación, derecho inter­nacional, derechos humanosAbstract: The principle of equality before the law is one of the main cores of international law. This text explores the historical evolution of this principle and the interpretation of the rights of equality before the law and equal protection of the law, and their relation to non-discrimination, particularly in the field of international human rights law. The study explores the work, legal advancements and paradigmatic juri­sprudence by UN and regional human rights bodies in the development of the principle of equality before the law and its correlated rights. At the same time, it reflects on certain challenges to equality before the law, both in its factual and its legal dimension, that remain in contemporary global reality.Keywords: equality before the law, equal protection of the law, non-discrimination, international law, human rights.

scholarly journals A Human Rights View of Maritime Piracy Law: Exploring the Gulf of Guinea

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-22
Author(s):  
Ramat Tobi Abudu
Keyword(s):  
Human Rights ◽  
International Law ◽  
Economic Recession ◽  
Current Approach ◽  
International Human Rights Law ◽  
Gulf Of Guinea ◽  
Human Rights Law ◽  
International Human Rights ◽  
Customary International Law ◽  
International Human

As a result of pirates’ unique modus operandi in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG), the current approach to counter-piracy is mainly securitised and repressive. This approach follows the international provisions on piracy framed based on the customary international law categorising pirates as “enemy of mankind”; which, considering the vicious nature of the crime, is quite justified. Moreover, the increase in piracy activities at sea within the GoG is foreseeable considering the economic recession faced by countries within the region due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This prediction calls for the strengthening of law enforcement operations at sea, which must be justifiable in international human rights law in order to ensure the protection of all persons. Thus, reviewing the current piracy laws and their coherence with international human rights law is a requisite. This paper recognises the repressive counter-piracy approach’s success, but takes a glance from a human rights lens, which raises questions relating to “lawfulness”. Consequently, this paper builds on the existing literature criticising the repressive policy towards countering piracy in the GoG. It also advances the research probing the alignment of counter-piracy operations with human rights obligations. This paper additionally takes it a step further by evaluating the piracy laws in the GoG and their alignment with human rights provisions. These findings set a new course towards a more sustainable approach to countering piracy in the GoG, balancing rights and security approaches towards ensuring the protection of lives at sea. 

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