Enforcing International Human Rights in Domestic Courts
In: International Studies in Human Rights Ser.
Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- FOREWORD -- CONTRIBUTORS -- PRINCIPAL ABBREVIATIONS -- PART I NATIONAL COURTS AND INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS: -- 1. NATIONAL COURTS AND THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- 2. THE JURISPRUDENCE OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT: REFLECTIONS ON THE ITALIAN EXPERIENCE -- PART II COMPARATIVE MODELS FOR NATIONAL ENFORCEMENT: -- 3. THE ROLE OF DOMESTIC COURTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS: THE UNITED KINGDOM -- 4. THE APPLICATION BY ITALIAN COURTS OF HUMAN RIGHTS TREATY LAW -- 5. THE ROLE OF GERMAN COURTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS -- 6. A REPORT ON THE ROLE OF FRENCH JUDGES IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS -- 7. THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS BY THE JUDICIARY: NEW TRENDS IN THE LIGHT OF THE CHILEAN EXPERIENCE -- 8. DIRECT APPLICABILITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS CONVENTIONS WITHIN THE INTERNAL LEGAL ORDER: THE SITUATION IN ARGENTINA -- 9. THE ROLE OF DOMESTIC COURTS IN THE ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS-A VIEW FROM AUSTRIA -- 10. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS STANDARDS IN NATIONAL LAW: THE JURISPRUDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES -- 11. THE ATTITUDE OF THE SUPREME COURT OF ISRAEL TOWARDS THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL LAW OF HUMAN RIGHTS -- 12. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ADJUDICATION IN JAPAN -- 13. INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW IN CANADIAN COURTS -- 14. THE ROLE OF DOMESTIC COURTS IN THE ADJUDICATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS: A SURVEY OF THE PRACTICE AND PROBLEMS IN CHINA -- PART III CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES: -- 15. THE ROLE OF THE COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES IN ASYLUM CASES -- 16. IMMUNITY OF STATE ORGANS AND DEFENCE OF SUPERIOR ORDERS AS AN OBSTACLE TO THE DOMESTIC ENFORCEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS.