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  • International Human Rights – Humanitarianism resources

    International Human Rights / Humanitarianism resources Bayefsky.com Database on the United Nations Human Rights Treaty System from York University. All material is organized by state and by subject matter. Includes detailed guidance on using the complaint option of the treaty system. European Convention on Human Rights Strasbourg, European Court of Human Rights. Fourth World Documentation…

  • European Convention on Human Rights

    Introduction The European Convention on Human Rights was a reaction against the horrific abuses of human rights that took place before and during the Second World War, followed by further abuses occurring within the newly formed Communist block. These led, in 1949, due in part to the […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Human Rights

    Introduction to Human Rights "Since World War II international law has become increasingly concerned with the protection of human rights. It has provided improved procedures for that purpose within the UN. This new emphasis has also been manifested in the adoption by the UN of the […]

  • Humanitarian Occupation

    Embracing mainstream international law, this section on humanitarian occupation explores the context, history and effect of the area of the law covered here. Resources Further Reading The entry "humanitarian occupation" in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of […]

  • Universal Declaration of Human Rights

      Article 1 All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood. Article 2 Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without […]

  • International humanitarian law Part 1

    International humanitarian law Part 1   1 Where Precision Is the Aim: Locating the Targeted Killing Policies of the United States and Israel within International humanitarian law MICHAEL ELLIOT Canadian Yearbook of International Law Volume 47, 2009 p.99 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 Is Compliance with International Humanitarian Law Susceptible to Logical Measurement? Ilias…

  • International humanitarian law Part 1

    International humanitarian law Part 1   1 Where Precision Is the Aim: Locating the Targeted Killing Policies of the United States and Israel within International humanitarian law MICHAEL ELLIOT Canadian Yearbook of International Law Volume 47, 2009 p.99 LAW JOURNAL / LAW REVIEW 2 Is Compliance with International Humanitarian Law Susceptible to Logical Measurement? Ilias…

  • Margin of Appreciation

    Margin of Appreciation and the European Convention on Human Rights Court Margin of Appreciation "means that, within reason, the Court will leave it to the individual State to decide whether the particular human right is infringed, applying its own standards. It is particularly important […]

  • Living Instrument

    Living Instrument Principle or Doctrine The European Convention on Human Rights and the Living Instrument Principle “The ‘rights and freedoms’ that the signatories to the (European Convention on Human Rights, based its court in Strasbourg) agreed to secure within their jurisdiction are stated in very general terms. They include the right to life (Article 2),…

  • Living Instrument

    Living Instrument Principle or Doctrine The European Convention on Human Rights and the Living Instrument Principle “The ‘rights and freedoms’ that the signatories to the (European Convention on Human Rights, based its court in Strasbourg) agreed to secure within their jurisdiction are stated in very general terms. They include the right to life (Article 2),…