Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-229) and index.

The historical recovery of the human person as subject of the law of nations -- The exercise of the right of access to international justice: the right of international individual petition -- Access to justice at international level and the right to an effective domestic remedy -- The interrelation between the access to justice (right to an effective remedy) and the guarantees of the due process of law -- Access to international justice in relation to the interaction between international law and domestic law -- Access to justice: the safeguard and preservation of the integrity of international jurisdiction -- New developments in the notion of "potential victim": the preventive dimension of protection -- The protection of victims in situations of great adversity or defencelessness: I -- The protection of victims in situations of great adversity or defencelessness: II -- Access to justice of victims of massacres and crimes of state -- The overcoming of obstacles to direct access to justice.