International Criminal Tribunals and Human Rights Law - Adherence and Contextualization (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2016)

This book addresses the interpretation and application of human rights norms by International Criminal Tribunals (ICTs). Such Tribunals are widely heralded as human rights defenders. At the same time, however, they employ activities that necessary entail the risk of human rights violations: they conduct criminal investigations, arrest and detain individuals, and put them on trial. This book investigates this flip-side of the ICTs' relationship with international human rights law, and focuses on the ICTs' own interpretation and application of human rights norms. First, the book addresses whether and how ICTs are bound by human rights law, since unlike states, they do not sign or ratify human rights conventions. Second, the book provides an in-depth analysis of the way in which ICTs interpret and apply human rights norms, compared to the way in which these norms are interpreted in a traditional state-context. Relying on the unique circumstances in which they operate, ICTs have often deviated from generally accepted interpretations of human rights. The author critically examines this so-called contextual approach and seeks to recommend ways in which ICTs can improve their interpretative practice by giving due regard to the context in which they operate, while still providing adequate human rights protection. Addressing the ICTs' possible leeway in terms of contextualization, this book contributes to the broader debates about adherence to human rights norms in international law. Krit Zeegers is an Associate at Allen & Overy LLP, Amsterdam, and previously worked as a researcher / junior lecturer at the University of Amsterdam.

General

Imprint:	T.M.C. Asser Press
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Series:	International Criminal Justice Series, 5
Release date:	April 2016
First published:	2016
Authors:	Krit Zeegers
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 24mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	434
Edition:	1st ed. 2016
ISBN-13:	978-9462651012
Categories:	Books > Law > International law > International criminal law Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Crime & criminology > General Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political control & freedoms > Human rights > General Promotions
LSN:	9462651019
Barcode:	9789462651012

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