Introduction to International Human Rights Law

Azizur Rahman Chowdhury is Professor in the Department of Law, Dhaka University. He has published many research articles. He has authored and co-edited a number of works on human rights, humanitarian law, commercial law and constitutional law. Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan teaches law in the Department of Law, ASA University Bangladesh. During his higher studies in Belgium he gained experience in legal practice with the lawyers of European countries. He is co-editor of International Humanitarian Law – An Anthology (LexisNexis Butterworths, 2009).

• Preface List of ContributorsIntroduction Progressive Nuances in International Human Rights Paradigm1. The Historical Development of International Human Rights, Michelo Hansungule1. Introduction2. Some Historical Perspectives on Human Rights3. Universal Rights4. The European View5. Human Rights as Moral Ideas in Diverse Societies, Religions, and Cultures6. Africa7. Middle East (Islamic World)8. Asia9. Post-War Developments10. Conclusion2. Civil and Political Rights, Joshua Castellino1. Introduction2. The Covenant3. The Rights Package4. Future Challenges3. An Introduction to Economic, Social and Cultural Rights: Overcoming the Constraints of Categorization through Implementation, Vinodh Jaichand1. Introduction2. Historical Development3. Similarities and Differences in Content of ICCPR and ICESCR4. The Norms and Enforcement5. On Justiciability: An Example of the Protection of ESC Rights in a Region6. On Justiciability: Domestic Enforcement7. Conclusion4. Women’s Rights in International Law, Mmatsie Mooki, Rita Ozoemana, Michelo Hansungule1. Introduction2. Recognition of Women’s Rights: United Nations Charter and the International Bill of Rights3. Women’s Rights in other United Nations Convention4. Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women5. United Nations Groundbreaking Conferences6. Violence Against Women7. Conclusion5. Globalization and Human Rights, Heli Askola1. Introduction2. Globalization3. Economic Globalization and Human Rights4. Political, Social and Cultural Globalization and Human Rights5. Conclusion6. Role of the UN in the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, Elvira Domínguez-Redondo1. Introduction2. From Codification to Efficiency: The Different Phases of the Human Rights Discourse within the United Nations3. Normative Development of the UN System of Protection and Promotion of Human Rights4. “Charter-based” and “Treaty-based” Monitoring Mechanisms: Public Special Procedure and the Work of the Committees7. Attributes of Successful Human Rights on-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) – Sixty Years After the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights, George E. Edwards1. Introduction2. NGOs & Human Rights NGOs3. Ten Characteristics of Successful Human Rights NGOs4. NGO Self-Regulation Via Codes of Conduct and Ethics5. Conclusion8. Do States have an Obligation under International Law to Provide Human Rights Education?, Paula Gerber1. Introduction2. Human Rights Education (HRE) in International Law3. Obstacles to the Realization of HRE4. Conclusion9. Application of International Standards of Human Rights Law at Domestic Level, Joshua Castellino1. Introduction2. The Codification of International Human Rights Standards as Law3. Domestic Implementation of Rights: The ‘Engine Room’ of Universal Instruments of Human Rights4. Conclusion10. Role of Regional Human Rights Instruments in the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights, Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, V. Seshaiah Shasthri, Md. Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan1. Introduction2. European Human Rights Treaties and Their Implementation3. The Inter-American Convention on Human Rights, 19694. The African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 19815. Concluding RemarksIndex

"The book is highly informative and thought-provocative."Professor Dr Tareq M R Chowdhury, globallawbooks.org August 2011."The collection under review is a welcome addition to the already massive body of literature on the protection of human rights under international law. The essays provide a useful introduction to the main issues of that arise in this area of international law. The collection also offers a fascinating African perspective on the promotion and protection of human rights under international law. The chapters of globalisation, NGOs and human rights education, in particular, are illuminating and include useful bibliographic references that provide an excellent basis for further research."Anthony E Cassimatis, LAWASIA Journal, 2011, pp. 135-142.