Regional Human Rights Systems - Volume V (Paperback)

Over the past sixty years the regional human rights systems have surpassed the UN human rights bodies in affording protection to the victims of human rights violations. Most of these systems have courts that are empowered to issue legally binding judgments and reparations for violations of human rights, which states have been unwilling to accord the UN system. The essays selected for this volume examine the structure and functioning of the principal regional human rights systems in the world today: 1) the Inter-American Commission and Court of Human Rights, 2) the European Court of Human Rights, 3) the African Commission and Court of Human and Peoples' Rights and 4) the ASEAN Intergovernmental Human Rights Commission. These systems guarantee primarily civil and political rights. Central to all four systems is the necessity of a democratic form of government to guarantee these rights, although not all governments, parties to these regional treaties, are democracies. These articles trace the history of these systems, in particular, the expansion of their membership to include almost all independent countries in the region, and their evolution towards recognition of a 'right to democracy'.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Library of Essays on International Human Rights
Release date:	September 2018
First published:	2014
Editors:	Christina M. Cerna
Dimensions:	244 x 169mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	592
ISBN-13:	978-1-138-38402-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Jurisprudence & general issues > General Books > Earth & environment > Geography > Regional geography Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Ethnic studies > General Books > Law > International law > Public international law > International human rights law Promotions
LSN:	1-138-38402-X
Barcode:	9781138384026

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