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The Judicial Application of Human Rights Law: National, Regional and International Jurisprudence 2nd Edition

The Judicial Application of Human Rights Law: National, Regional and International Jurisprudence 2nd Edition

Author: Nihal Jayawickrama
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9781107015685

Previous Edition ISBN: 052178042X
Published In: July 2017
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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Since the proclamation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, over 165 countries have incorporated human rights standards into their legal systems: the resulting jurisprudence from diverse cultural traditions creates new dimensions to concepts first articulated in 1948.

In this revised second edition, Nihal Jayawickrama draws on extensive sources to encapsulate the judicial interpretation of human rights law in one comprehensive volume.

Jayawickrama covers the case law of the superior courts of 103 countries in America, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Caribbean and the Pacific, as well as jurisprudence of human rights monitoring bodies. He analyses the judicial application of human rights law to demonstrate empirically the universality of contemporary human rights norms.

This definitive volume is essential for legal practitioners, and government and non-governmental officials, as well as academics and students of both constitutional law and the international law of human rights.

Preface to the second edition

Preface

Table of cases

Table of instruments

Part I. Introduction:

1. Historical and juridical background

2. The international bill of human rights

3. The domestic protection of human rights

4. The right to a remedy

Part II. General Principles:

5. Interpretation

6. Non-discrimination