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Promoting human rights through bills of rights : comparative perspectives comparative perspectives / edited by Philip Alston.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextLanguage: Eng Publication details: Oxford ; New York : Clarendon Press, 1999.Description: xiii, 569 p. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 0198258224 (acid-free paper)
  • 9780198258223 (acid-free paper)
Subject(s): Additional physical formats: Online version:: Promoting human rights through bills of rights.DDC classification:
  • 341.4/81 21
LOC classification:
  • K3240.6 .P757
Online resources:
Contents:
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.
Summary: Through a selection of case studies, this volume examines the consequences of international human rights treaty obligations at the national level.
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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.

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