Preventing irreparable harm :

Rieter, E. R.

Preventing irreparable harm : provisional measures in International human rights adjudication / Eva Rieter. - Antwerp ; Portland, Ore. : Intersentia, 2010. - xxxix, 1200 pages ; 24 cm. - School of Human Rights Research series ; v. 37 . - School of Human Rights Research series ; v. 37. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 1117-1151) and index.

Development of the concept of provisional measures by the ICJ and ITLOS -- The use of provisional measures in the context of the various human rights systems -- Halting executions -- Halting corporal punishment -- Halting expulsion or extradition in non-refoulement cases -- Locating and protecting disappeared persons -- Intervening in detention situations involving risks to health and dignity -- Ensuring procedural rights to protect the right to life and personal integrity -- Protecting against death threats and harrassment -- Protecting (indigenous) cultural and religious rights -- Halting mass or arbitrary expulsion and forced eviction -- Provisional measures in other situations -- Protection -- Jurisdiction and admissibility -- Immediacy and risk -- The legal status of provisional measures in human rights adjudication -- The official responses of addressee states to provisional measures -- Follow-up on non-compliance.


Text in English, with a summary in Dutch.

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Human rights--Cases.
Human rights--International cooperation.
International law--Cases.
International courts.
Human rights.
Human rights--International cooperation.
International courts.
International law.


Trials, litigation, etc.

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