Guide to International Human Rights Practice

by Hurst Hannum (Editor)

Overview

This thoroughly revised edition of what has become the standard work in its field continues the original focus on the "nuts and bolts" of international human rights law and practice. Hurst Hannum and the contributors to this volume describe in detail regimes and procedures which have been developed during the past decade and evaluate the effectiveness of procedures which were only in their infancy in the early 1980s.

The fifteen contributors, all specialists in their fields, offer a panoramic yet meticulously detailed survey of the many and varied techniques now available for the protection of human rights at global, regional, and national levels. A fully revised and updated set of appendixes, including a bibliographic essay which itself serves as a miniguide to the flourishing human rights literature, contains additional information useful to human rights lawyers, nongovernmental personnel, academics, and others interested in making the promotion and protection of human rights a reality.

As democratization and other changes sweep through the world, the Guide seeks to ensure that human rights will have an important and influential place in whatever "new world order" the diplomats may devise.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812231670
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	10/29/1992
Series:	Anniversary Collection
Edition description:	Second Edition
Pages:	288
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Hurst Hannum is Professor of Law at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University. He has been counsel in cases before European and Inter-American human rights bodies and is a member of the boards of Minority Rights Group International (London) and the International Service for Human Rights (Geneva). Hurst Hannum is the author or editor of numerous books and articles on international law and human rights and serves on editorial advisory boards of Human Rights Law Review and Human Rights Quarterly.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgments	xiii
Part I	Preliminary Considerations
1	An Overview of International Human Rights Law	3
2	Implementing Human Rights: An Overview of NGO Strategies and Available Procedures	19
Part II	International Procedures for Making Human Rights Complaints Within the UN System
3	Treaty-Based Procedures for Making Human Rights Complaints Within the UN System	43
4	United Nations Non-Treaty Procedures for Dealing with Human Rights Violations	65
5	Human Rights Complaint Procedures of the International Labor Organization	89
6	The Complaint Procedure of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization	107
Part III	Regional Systems for the Protection of Human Rights
7	The Inter-American Human Rights System	127
8	Council of Europe, OSCE, and European Union	143
9	The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights	171
Part IV	Other Techniques and Forums for Protecting Rights
10	International Reporting Procedures	189
11	Quasi-Legal Standards and Guidelines for Protecting Human Rights	217
12	The International and National Protection of Refugees	245
13	The Role of Domestic Courts in Enforcing International Human Rights Law	267
	Appendixes
A	Bibliographic Essay	291
B	Checklist to Help Select the Most Appropriate Forum	327
C	Model Communication	331
D	Addresses of Intergovernmental Organizations	337
E	Ratifications of Selected Human Rights Instruments	341
F	Citations for Major International Human Rights Instruments	353
	Contributors	357
	Index	363

Editorial Reviews

"This is destined to become the Bible of the human rights activist. . . . A first-rate how-to-do-it examination of procedures for the promotion and protection of human rights. . . . The Guide is the most important and useful human rights book published in many years."—International Journal of Legal Information

"Civil liberties and civil rights lawyers who do not obtain this fine book will often jeopardize the interest of their clients, private or governmental."—Federal Bar News and Journal

"An excellent one-volume road map to the available procedures and techniques for enforcing international human rights law."—International Lawyer

"The Guide is a significant and valuable contribution to the literature on international human rights. . . . The most rewarding aspect of the Guide is its spirit and determination to succeed."—International Law and Politics

"As a practitioner's tool, the Guide is excellent. . . . Besides offering a general overview of major human rights laws and organizations, it outlines strategies and policies for selecting specific cases or issues to pursue. The authors take into account political as well as legal considerations and recognize the need to make the most efficient use of limited resources."—New York Universityjournal of International Law and Politics

"The concept of the book, the topics chosen, and the organization of subject matter are logical and appropriate to its stated aim of providing a 'nuts and bolts' guide through the labyrinth of national and international human rights law and practice"—Canadian Yearbook of International Law

From the Publisher

Quotes from Kafka's and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights aptly launch this edition of a standard reference work in the human rights field compiled by Hannum (international law, Tufts U.). In 13 essays, divided into sections on preliminary considerations, international procedures for making human rights complaints within the UN system, regional systems for human rights' protection, and other techniques and forums for protecting rights, US and European contributors survey the latest methods and forums available for the protection of human rights at national, regionalism, and global levels. Appendixes include an extensive bibliographic essay, a model human rights complaint form, and resources on major rights organizations and instruments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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