International Human Rights Law and Practice

Ilias Bantekas is a Professor of Law at Hamad bin Khalifa University (Qatar Foundation) and has taught and practised human rights and international law, as well as their private law linkages, for over twenty years. He has advised international organisations, such as the UN, Council of Europe, IDEA and others, as well as grassroots organisations, having submitted briefs before a variety of international courts and senior domestic courts, including the US Supreme Court. He has written over 200 articles in top peer-reviewed journals, as well as twenty books. Lutz Oette is a Professor of International Human Rights Law at SOAS, University of London and Co-Director of the SOAS Centre for Human Rights Law. He has worked with NGOs, particularly REDRESS, pursued human rights cases before several regional and international bodies, and has been part of a range of anti-torture initiatives. He has for the last two decades worked with Sudanese counterparts on human rights, law and justice in Sudan, and, more recently, refugee rights in the Horn of Africa.

• Preface; Table of cases; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. International human rights law and notions of human rights: foundations, achievements and challenges; 2. International human rights law: the normative framework; 3. Human rights in practice; 4. The United Nations charter system; 5. The UN human rights treaty system; 6. Regional human rights treaty systems; 7. Individual complaints procedures; 8. Civil and political rights; 9. Economic, social and cultural rights; 10. Group rights: self-determination, minorities and indigenous peoples; 11. The human rights of women; 12. Children's rights; 13. The recognition and protection of the human rights of vulnerable groups and persons; 14. The right to development and sustainable development; 15. Victims' rights and reparation; 16. The application of human rights in armed conflict; 17. Human rights and international criminal justice; 18. Human rights and counter-terrorism; 19. Human rights obligations of non-state actors; 20. Globalisation, international trade and human rights; Index.

Praise for the previous edition. 'In a sea of human rights textbooks, International Human Rights Law and Practice by Professor Ilias Bantekas and Dr Lutz Oette stands out as a fresh explanation not only of the 'what' but of the 'why' and the 'how' of human rights. The text is unique in its detailed yet accessible practice focus. It is a key text for all students of human rights law who are interested in understanding how to apply the law to an array of practical situations. The text is filled with case studies and interviews with human rights defenders from all corners of the world, which help to shed light on complex topics. I have consistently recommended this textbook to my human rights master's students who are interested in careers in human rights practice.' Carla Ferstman, Professor of Law, University of Essex