 | Routledge Handbook of International Human Rights Law Subjects: Law; Politics & International Relations; Reference & Information Science; Social Sciences; Human Rights Law & Civil Liberties; International Law - Law; General Reference; International Relations; Political Philosophy; Sociology & Social Policy; Public International Law; Global Governance; International Organizations; International Law; Human Rights; Political Sociology; The Routledge Handbook of International Human Rights Law provides the definitive global survey of the discipline of international human rights law. Each chapter is written by a leading expert and provides a contemporary overview of a significant area within the field. As well as covering topics integral to the theory and practice of international human rights law the volume offers a broader perspective though examinations of the ways in which human rights law interacts with other legal regimes and other international institutions, and by addressing the current and future challenges facing human rights. Providing up-to-date and authoritative articles covering key aspects of international human rights law, this book work is an essential work of reference for scholars, practitioners and students alike. Chapter 35 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://www.routledgehandbooks.com/doi/10.4324/9780203481417.ch35 Scott Sheeran is a Senior Lecturer at the School of Law and Human Rights Centre, University of Essex Sir Nigel Rodley is Professor and Chair of the Human Rights Centre at the University of Essex, UK.Since 2001 he has been a Member of the UN Human Rights Committee, established under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights. |
