Promoting human rights through bills of rights : comparative perspectives
Promoting human rights through bills of rights : comparative perspectives comparative perspectives /
edited by Philip Alston.
- Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1999.
- xiii, 569 p. ; 23 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-550) and index.
pt. 1. National level protection of human rights without a bill of rights. How far can the common law go towards protecting human rights? / John Doyle, Belinda Wells ; Basic laws as a surrogate bill of rights: the case of Israel / David Kretzmer -- pt. 2. The role of international norms in the absence of a bill of rights. The European Convention on Human Rights in the British courts: problems associated with the incorporation of international human rights / Andrew Clapham ; Parliamentary scrutiny of human rights: a duty neglected? / David Kinley -- pt. 3. Comparative experiences with bills of rights. The Kenyan Bill of Rights: theory and practice / Yash Ghai ; The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: a feminist perspective / Mary Eberts ; The New Zealand bill of rights experience / Philip A. Joseph ; And some have bills of rights thrust upon them: the experience of Hong Kong's bill of rights / Andrew Byrnes ; A post-Calvinist catechism or a post-communist manifesto? intersecting narratives in the South African bill of rights debate / Martin Chanock -- pt. 4. The judiciary and bills of rights. The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: a Canadian perspective / Robert Sharpe ; The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: an Australian perspective / Sir Gerard Brennan ; Bills of rights in comparative perspective / Mac Darrow, Philip Alston.
Through a selection of case studies, this volume examines the consequences of international human rights treaty obligations at the national level.
0198258224 (acid-free paper) 9780198258223 (acid-free paper)
97019746
GBA0-09536
Civil rights.
International and municipal law.
Droit international et droit interne.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme (droit international).
Droits civils et politiques--Etudes comparatives.
K3240.6 / .P757
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [525]-550) and index.
pt. 1. National level protection of human rights without a bill of rights. How far can the common law go towards protecting human rights? / John Doyle, Belinda Wells ; Basic laws as a surrogate bill of rights: the case of Israel / David Kretzmer -- pt. 2. The role of international norms in the absence of a bill of rights. The European Convention on Human Rights in the British courts: problems associated with the incorporation of international human rights / Andrew Clapham ; Parliamentary scrutiny of human rights: a duty neglected? / David Kinley -- pt. 3. Comparative experiences with bills of rights. The Kenyan Bill of Rights: theory and practice / Yash Ghai ; The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: a feminist perspective / Mary Eberts ; The New Zealand bill of rights experience / Philip A. Joseph ; And some have bills of rights thrust upon them: the experience of Hong Kong's bill of rights / Andrew Byrnes ; A post-Calvinist catechism or a post-communist manifesto? intersecting narratives in the South African bill of rights debate / Martin Chanock -- pt. 4. The judiciary and bills of rights. The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: a Canadian perspective / Robert Sharpe ; The impact of a bill of rights on the role of the judiciary: an Australian perspective / Sir Gerard Brennan ; Bills of rights in comparative perspective / Mac Darrow, Philip Alston.
Through a selection of case studies, this volume examines the consequences of international human rights treaty obligations at the national level.
0198258224 (acid-free paper) 9780198258223 (acid-free paper)
97019746
GBA0-09536
Civil rights.
International and municipal law.
Droit international et droit interne.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme (droit international).
Droits civils et politiques--Etudes comparatives.
K3240.6 / .P757
341.4/81