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Title

Inter-state accountability for violations of human rights / Menno T. Kamminga.

Author

Kamminga, Menno T.

Publication

Philadelphia : University of Pennsylvania Press, ©1992.

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Description

xi, 217 pages; 24 cm.

Summary

In this important new work, Menno T. Kamminga challenges one of the cornerstones of classic international law: the presumption that states are entitled to exercise diplomatic protection only on behalf of their own nationals. Kamminga offers a systematic re-examination of this proposition. He argues that if a state violates its international human rights obligations, other states are entitled to exercise full protection on behalf of the victims, regardless of their nationality. Not content to look at the issue from a theoretical point of view, Kamminga also offers an empirical approach to his subject. He documents the actual practices of governments and international organizations and tribunals. This combination of the theoretical and the empirical results in a study that is at once carefully and richly detailed - and ultimately fully convincing. Inter-State Accountability for Violations of Human Rights begins with an analysis of diplomatic intercessions on behalf of foreign nationals, providing extensive coverage of historical and contemporary cases. Kamminga examines these intercessions both in a bilateral context and in the context of international organizations. He then relates his findings to the doctrine of state responsibility, as currently being developed by the International Law Commission and the International Court of Justice. Inter-State Accountability for Violations of Human Rights makes an important contribution to the human rights field. It will be of interest to academic researchers, practitioners, policy makers, and advanced students in international law and human rights.

Series Statement

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Uniform Title

Pennsylvania studies in human rights

Subject

• Human rights
• Human rights
• Haftung
• Menschenrecht
• Völkerrecht
• Mensenrechten
• Staatsaansprakelijkheid
• Buitenlandse interventie
• Civil rights
• Status
• Accountability

Note

• Rev. and expanded version of the author's thesis (University of Leiden).

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Abbreviations -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction (starting p. 1) -- 1 Diplomatic Action on Behalf of Foreign Nationals (starting p. 6) -- 1 Some Historical Cases (starting p. 8) -- 1.1 Bohemia (starting p. 10) -- 1.2 Palestine (starting p. 10) -- 1.3 Holy See (starting p. 11) -- 1.4 Romania (starting p. 11) -- 1.5 Russia (starting p. 13) -- 1.6 Congo (starting p. 14) -- 1.7 Morocco (starting p. 14) -- 1.8 Armenia (starting p. 16) -- 2 Some Contemporary Cases (starting p. 17) -- 2.1 Pakistan: Ali Bhutto (starting p. 19) -- 2.2 Republic of Korea: Kim Dae-jung (starting p. 20) -- 2.3 Malawi: Orton and Vera Chirwa (starting p. 21) -- 2.4 USSR: Andrei Sakharov (starting p. 22) -- 3 Policies and Practices of Some States (starting p. 25) -- 3.1 West European and Other States (starting p. 25) -- 3.2 East European States (starting p. 34) -- 3.3 Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe (starting p. 42) -- 3.4 The Lome Conventions (starting p. 49) -- 4 Conclusions (starting p. 56) -- 2 Accountability Toward International Organizations (starting p. 63) -- 1 The League of Nations (starting p. 64) -- 2 The United Nations (starting p. 67) -- 2.1 Defining the UN's Role (starting p. 69) -- 2.1.1 The Duty of Non-Interference (starting p. 69) -- 2.1.2 The Duty to Promote Respect for Human Rights (starting p. 74) -- 2.1.3 Elaborating the Duty of Non-Interference (starting p. 77) -- 2.1.4 Elaborating the Duty to Promote Respect for Human Rights (starting p. 82) -- 2.2 UN Practice (starting p. 87) -- 2.2.1 The Period Before 1974 (starting p. 88) -- 2.2.2 The Case of Chile (starting p. 93) -- 2.2.3 The Attitude of Other Offending States (starting p. 98) -- 2.2.4 The Response to Individual Cases (starting p. 103) -- 2.2.5 The Case of China (starting p. 108) -- 3 Other Intergovernmental Organizations (starting p. 111) -- 4 Conclusions (starting p. 116) -- 3 Aspects of State Responsibility (starting p. 127) -- 1 Primary Rules (starting p. 129) -- 2 Secondary Rules (starting p. 134) -- 2.1 Jurisdiction of International Tribunals (starting p. 143) -- 2.2 Leading Cases (starting p. 147) -- 2.3 Obligations Erga Omnes (starting p. 156) -- 2.4 The Injured State (starting p. 163) -- 2.5 Judicial Remedies (starting p. 171) -- 2.6 Further Preliminary Objections (starting p. 177) -- 2.7 A Duty to Invoke State Responsibility? (starting p. 183) -- 3 Conclusions (starting p. 186) -- Concluding Thoughts (starting p. 191) -- Select Bibliography (starting p. 195) -- Table of Cases (starting p. 211) -- Index (starting p. 213)

ISBN

• 0812231767
• 9780812231762

LCCN

92012208

OCLC

• ocm25714079
• 25714079
• SCSB-1963939

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library