A New Approach to Human Rights: The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture

In: American journal of international law: AJIL, Band 83, Heft 1, S. 128-153

Abstract

A review of the current state of legal regulation in the field of human rights is likely to give the disappointing impression that international legislation is unequal to the task of checking widespread disregard for human dignity. Despite the vast proliferation of instruments setting standards on human rights, imposing obligations as regards the observance of those standards and establishing procedures to deal with breaches of those obligations, violations of human rights continue, their perpetrators apparently undeterred.