Research Catalog

Title

The human rights covenants at 50 : their past, present, and future / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Helen Keller ; assistant editor, Corina Heri.

Publication

• Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.
• ©2018

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Details

Additional Authors

• Moeckli, Daniel
• Keller, Helen, 1964-
• Heri, Corina

Description

xxxii, 360 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

Fifty years after the UN General Assembly adopted the two human rights covenants, this volume brings together contributions considering the key issues facing the international human rights system today, taking stock of the achievements of the covenants, assessing their current influence, and exploring the future challenges facing them.

Alternative Title

Human rights covenants at fifty

Subject

• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966 December 16)
• International Covenant on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights (1966 December 16)
• International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights
• Human rights > History
• International law and human rights
• Human rights

Genre/Form

• History.
• Conference papers and proceedings.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / Helen Keller and Daniel Moeckli -- The history of the Covenants : looking back half a century and beyond / Maya Hertig Randall -- Giving meaning and effect to human rights : the contributions of Human Rights Committee members / Gerald L. Neuman -- Interpretation of the ICESCR : between morality and state consent / Daniel Moeckli -- NGOs : essential actors for embedding the Covenants in the national context / Patrick Mutzenberg -- Influence of the ICESCR in Africa / Manisuli Ssenyonjo -- Influence of the ICCPR in the Middle East / Başak Çali -- Influence of the ICESCR in Latin America / Mónica Pinto and Martín Sigal -- Influence of the ICESCR in Asia / Yogesh Tyagi -- Influence of the ICESCR in Europe / Amrei Müller -- The influence of the two Covenants on states parties across regions : lessons for the role of comparative law and of regions in international human rights law / Samantha Besson -- The Covenants in the light of anthropogenic climate change / Stephen Humphreys -- The Covenants and financial crises / Christine Kaufmann -- The institutional future of the Covenants : a world court for human rights? / Felice D. Gaer.

Call Number

JFE 19-2350

ISBN

• 9780198825890
• 0198825897

LCCN

2018930388

OCLC

1016961918

Title

The human rights covenants at 50 : their past, present, and future / edited by Daniel Moeckli, Helen Keller ; assistant editor, Corina Heri.

Publisher

Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2018.

Copyright Date

©2018

Edition

First edition.

Type of Content

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Moeckli, Daniel, editor.

Keller, Helen, 1964- editor.

Heri, Corina, editor.

Research Call Number

JFE 19-2350