The Judicial Application of Human Rights Law: National, Regional and International JurisprudenceThe original human rights concepts articulated in the 1948 Universal Declaration have evolved considerably. Nihal Jayawickrama encapsulates the judicial interpretation of human rights law from all available sources in one comprehensive volume, covering superior court case law of over fifty-five countries, the jurisprudence of the UN Human Rights monitoring bodies, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Inter-American system. This definitive compendium will be essential for legal practitioners, government and non-governmental officials, and academics and students of both constitutional law, and the international law of human rights. |
Contents
Preface page | ix |
Table of instruments | civ |
Historical and juridical background | 3 |
The international bill of human rights | 24 |
The domestic protection of human rights | 95 |
The international protection of human rights | 130 |
Interpretation | 159 |
Nondiscrimination | 174 |
The right to freedom of thought | 637 |
The right to freedom of expression | 663 |
The right to freedom of assembly | 721 |
The right to freedom of association | 735 |
The right to family life | 761 |
The rights of the child | 780 |
The right to participate in public life | 789 |
The right to equality | 816 |
Limitations | 182 |
Derogation | 202 |
The right of selfdetermination | 217 |
The right to freedom from slavery | 353 |
The right to liberty | 369 |
The rights of prisoners | 425 |
The right to freedom of movement | 436 |
The right to a fair trial | 478 |
The rights of accused persons | 527 |
The right to recognition as a person | 595 |
The right to privacy | 597 |
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