书目

Human Rights in Times of Conflict and Terrorism

内容简介

Thisbookisaguidetointernationalhumanrightslawasitappliestosituationsofarmedconflict,tocounter-terrorismmeasuresandtoanyothersituationofactualorpotentialviolencerequiringsecuritymeasures.Thesesituationscanleadtosomeofthemostfundamentalhumanrightsbeingputindangerofbeingviolated.Theseincludetherighttolife,theprohibitionoftortureandinhumanordegradingtreatment,enforceddisappearance,alltherightsrelatingtodetentionanddueprocessoflaw,andthefreedomsmostcommonlyaffectedbyarmedconflictandcounter-terrorism.Thebookbeginswithapresentationontheapplicationofhumanrightstosuchsituationsandanexplanationoftheregimeoflimitationsandderogations.Afteranoveralldescriptionoftherelationshipbetweenhumanrightslaw,ontheonehand,andinternationalhumanitarianlawandinternationalcounter-terrorismmeasures,ontheother,thebookconcentratesontherightsthemselves.Eachchapterpresentstherelevanttreatyprovisionsandexplainstheinterpretationoftherightsbyreferencetothecaselawandgeneralcommentsofthesetreatybodies.Thebookconcludeswithasectiononhowinternationalhumanrightslawprotectscertainvulnerableanddisadvantagedpopulationsinsuchsituations.

作者简介

LouiseDoswald-BeckisaProfessorofInternationalLawattheGraduateInstituteofInternationalandDevelopmentStudiesattheGenevaAcademyofInternationalHumanitarianLawandHumanRights.ShewasformerlyDirectorofitspredecessor,theUniversityCenterforInternationalHumanitarianLaw.InitiallyalecturerattheUniversitiesofExeterandLondon,between1987and2001shewasalegaladviserattheInternationalCommitteeoftheRedCrossandbecameHeadoftheLegalDivisionin1998.AttheICRC,sheactedinnegotiationsleadingtovariousinternationalinstruments:theStatuteoftheInternationalCriminalCourtanditsElementsofCrimes,ProtocolsIIandIVoftheConventiononCertainConventionalWeapons,theOttawaConventiononAnti-PersonnelLandmines,andProtocolIItotheHagueConventiononCulturalProperty.ShewontheCiardiPrizeforco-authoringtheICRCStudyonCustomaryInternationalHumanitarianLaw.,,

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