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International human rights law (IHRL) was initiated after the Second World War as part of public international law, which in turn had been based on the Westphalian concept of exclusive territorial sovereignty. As a result, IHRL has been informed by this territorial paradigm: A state is, first and foremost, obligated to respect, protect and fulfil human rights of those located on its territory. In light of today's globalization processes, the enormous social, political and economic transnational interdependence, and risks and opportunities entailed by new means of communication and technology, this approach creates a protection vacuum. Targeted killings by unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or trans-border surveillance systems, as the paramount examples of security interventions of our time, reflect this: Today, states can violate human rights without having to set foot on the territory the victim resides on. Extraterritorial intelligence strategies that establish "legal black holes" are on the rise. Not only cyber-attacks and big data but also terrorism, climate change or global migration all intro-duce novel dimensions of security challenges and multiply the scope of individuals a state can and does affect – at home as well as abroad. The security-related measures states adopt in these domains often come into conflict with human rights. In which way does the foundational idea that state conduct is constrained by human rights also pertain to these transnational, diagonal relations between states and "outsiders"? This contribution intends to comment on the legitimacy of states' extraterritorial human rights obligations from the perspective of legal philosophy.

This book combines legal and philosophical perspectives to address the question of whether states are bound by human rights when they act with effects on people abroad—states' extraterritorial human rights obligations. Taking an innovative approach, it begins with a profound legal analysis of the issue at national, supranational, and international levels and then engages in depth with counterarguments against extraterritorially applying human rights, on the basis of which it develops its own ethical justificatory theory of extraterritorial human rights obligations. The book closes the circle by showing what the practical implications of this theory for the interpretation (and possible evolvement) of human rights law would be. In a world where critiques of, and resistance to, the general idea of universal human rights are on rise, the book contributes to closing the gap between judicial and normative perspectives on extraterritorial human rights obligations by inquiring into the ethical underpinnings of this topical legal challenge.

This book will be of key interest to scholars and students in human rights, international law, and more broadly in political philosophy, philosophy of law, and international relations.

Generationen von Fotografinnen und Fotografen aus der Schweiz und Deutschland machten sich zwischen 1920 und 1980 auf den Weg Richtung Indien: Ihre Bilder vom märchenhaften Wunderland, von Gandhi, von Hunger und Hippies existieren in ihrer ungebrochenen Widersprüchlichkeit bis heute fort.Der Zürcher Verleger und Fotograf Martin Hürlimann inszenierte Ende der 1920er Jahre Indien im Fotobuch und in Kulturzeitschriften als zeitlose Augenweide. Mit einem gewissen Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi geriet zugleich eine ganze Politelite als Akteurin im antikolonialen Widerstand durch zahlreiche Fotografien ins Bewusstsein. Bilder des Hungers wurden ikonisch und prägten insbesondere nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg die Wahrnehmung. Seit den 1960er Jahren bevölkerten Hippies in bunten Gewändern die Seiten der Illustrierten: »Der Trip« war das Ziel und Goa der spirituelle Sehnsuchtsort.Aus diesem Bilderschatz schöpft das Buch eine Kulturgeschichte westlicher Vorstellungen von Entwicklung, Kultur und Modernität im 20. Jahrhundert und legt dar wie diese im deutschsprachigen Raum in Bildern Indiens verhandelt wurden.

Fundamental rights protection in domestic constitutions -- Fundamental rights protection at the supranational level : the case of the European Union -- International human rights law -- Conclusion : the legal status of extraterritorial human rights obligations -- Setting the scene -- Statist objections to extraterritorial human rights obligations -- A justificatory theory of extraterritorial human rights obligations -- Translating ethical principles to legal interpretation -- The interpretation of jurisdiction -- Concluding remarks.

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