International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary - Softcover

De Schutter, Olivier

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9780521748667: International Human Rights Law: Cases, Materials, Commentary

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ISBN 10: 0521748666 ISBN 13: 9780521748667

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2010

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How do you keep students motivated when their perception of a subject conflicts with the reality of its academic study? International human rights law, unquestionably an exciting field, is also complex and demanding. With his breakthrough textbook, De Schutter focuses on international human rights law as a global legal system, rather than as a collection of different (though related) rights, giving it relevance and immediacy. Drawing on cases and materials from a wide range of sources, he shows how human rights law is used as a tool to address contemporary issues such as counter-terrorism, global poverty and religious diversity. Materials are organised thematically, allowing readers to make comparisons and connections between different legal treaties and systems. Students can also easily assess how human rights are protected under domestic and international laws. The law is placed in context throughout, ensuring full understanding of why laws exist and how they work.

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Book Description:

This textbook was the first to truly explore human rights as a global network. Using cases, materials and commentary, it presents human rights law as an active tool. By illustrating how it evolves to address contemporary issues such as terrorism and poverty, it gives a complex subject immediacy and relevance.

About the Author:

Olivier De Schutter is the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food. A Member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University, he has been Visiting Professor at a number of institutions, most recently at Columbia University. From 2002 to 2006, he chaired the EU Network of Independent Experts on Fundamental Rights, a high-level group of experts which advised the European Union institutions on fundamental rights issues. He has acted on a number of occasions as expert for the Council of Europe and for the European Union. Since 2004, and until his appointment as the UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, he has been the General Secretary of the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) on the issue of globalisation and human rights.

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