Universal Human Rights and Extraterritorial Obligations
ISBN: 9780812204841
Platform/Publisher: JSTOR / University of Pennsylvania Press
Digital rights: Users: unlimited; Printing: chapter; Download: chapter
Subjects: Human rights; International and municipal law;

In the face of globalization, the fundamental principles governing international law are changing dramatically. This book examines both the international and domestic foundations of human rights law and addresses how states' actions or omissions may affect the human rights of individuals in foreign states.


Mark Gibney is Belk Distinguished Professor and Professor of Political Science at the University of North Carolina, Asheville. He is the author, coauthor, or coeditor of several books on international affairs and human rights, including The Age of Apology: Facing Up to the Past, also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Sigrun Skogly is Professor of Human Rights Law at Lancaster University and is the author of a number of publications, including Beyond National Borders: States' Human Rights Obligations in International Cooperation.
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