• Foreword Asbjørn Eide, Jakob Th. Möller, Ineta Ziemele;A Tribute to Dr Guðmundur Alfreðsson from the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson;Heiðurskveðja til dr. Guðmundar Alfreðssonar frá forseta Íslands Ólafi Ragnari Grímssyni;Islands of Independence: Gudmundur Alfredsson and Human Rights Capacity Development Jonas Grimheden and Rolf Ring;Part 1 The Right to Peace Chapter 1 Milestones in the Development of International Humanitarian Law Daniel Thürer;Chapter 2 Post-War American International Law Scepticism: The International Criminal Court, Stockholm 1924 Mark Weston Janis;Chapter 3 Peace as a Human Right: The Jus Cogens Prohibition of Aggression Alfred de Zayas;Chapter 4 The Human Right to Peace William A. Schabas;Chapter 5 Security and Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military Companies: The Role of the Home State Francesco Francioni;Part 2 The United Nations and Human Rights Chapter 6 What Makes Democracy Good? Lyal S. Sunga;Chapter 7 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Living Up to the International Community’s Expectations? Markus G. Schmidt;Chapter 8 The UN Human Rights Council: The Perennial Struggle between Realism and Idealism Bertrand G. Ramcharan;Chapter 9 Eight UN Petitions Procedures: A Comparative Analysis Jakob Th. Möller;Chapter 10 The Legal Status of Views Adopted by the Human Rights Committee – From Genesis to Adoption of General Comment No. 33 Geir Ulfstein;Chapter 11 Winter Break 2010: A Week in the Life of a Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin;Chapter 12 Legal and Judicial Shortcomings of the Surrogate State of “UNMIKISTAN” Margrét Heinreksdóttir;Chapter 13 The Right to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities – Innovations in the CRPD Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir;Part 3 Human Rights at the Regional Level Chapter 14 The Council of Europe: A Champion in Monitoring Implementation of Human Rights Standards? Petter F. Wille;Chapter 15 Flexibilising the Modes of Amending the European Convention on Human Rights: An Idea for a ‘Statute’ for the European Court Krzysztof Drzewicki;Chapter 16 Strengthening of the Principle of Subsidiarity of the European Convention on Human Rights Björg Thorarensen;Chapter 17 Presumption of Convention Compliance Davíð Þór Björgvinsson;Chapter 18 The Right to Adequate Judicial Reasoning Ragnar Aðalsteinsson;Chapter 19 Dialogue Between States and International Human Rights Monitoring Organs – Especially the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance Lauri Hannikainen;Chapter 20 How Old Are You? Age Discrimination and EU Law Allan Rosas;Chapter 21 NHRIs in the European Union: Status Quo Vadis? Morten Kjærum and Jonas Grimheden;Chapter 22 Selected Examples of the Contemporary Practice of the Inter-American System in Confronting Grave Violations of Human Rights: United States and Colombia Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón;Part 4 Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Chapter 23 Prevention of Discrimination, Protection of Minorities, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Challenges and Choices Asbjørn Eide;Chapter 24 Minority Protection in the African System of Human Rights Michelo Hansungule;Chapter 25 Indigenous Peoples on the International Scene: A Personal Reminiscence Lee Swepston;Chapter 26 Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Development Rainer Hofmann and Juri Alistair Gauthier;Chapter 27 Principal Problems Regarding Indigenous Land Rights and Recent Endeavours to Resolve Them Erica-Irene A. Daes;Chapter 28 Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples: Preserve or Protect? – That’s the Question! Mpazi Sinjela;Chapter 29 Redefi ning Sovereignty and Self-Determination through a Declaration of Sovereignty: The Inuit Way of Defi ning the Parameters for Future Arctic Governance Timo Koivurova;Part 5 Human Rights in National Practices Chapter 30 Compliance with the Views of the UN Human Rights Committee and the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in Iceland Gudrun Gauksdottir and Thordis Ingadottir;Chapter 31 Átti skortur á lýðræðislegum stjórnarháttum þátt í nýafstöðnu bankahruni á Íslandi? (Did Lack of Democratic Governance Contribute to the Recent Collapse of the Icelandic Banking System?) Summary in English Eiríkur Tómasson;Chapter 32 “Only a Virtuous People are Capable of Freedom”: Constitutional Principles and Preceding Causes of the Crash in Iceland Herdís Thorgeirsdóttir;Chapter 33 The Constitutionalism of the Republic of Iceland and the Role and Status of the President Ágúst Þór Árnason;Chapter 34 The Hundred-Year Journey of the Concept of Human Rights in China Xu Xianming;Chapter 35 Article 17 of China’s Regional National Autonomy Law: Its Implementation and Implications Maria Lundberg and Zhou Yong;Chapter 36 Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at National Level: The Indian Practice Manoj Kumar Sinha;

“This is a remarkable book, written by insiders for one of the most prominent players in the international human rights system, particularly at the UN level. It can serve as a genuine commentary on many of the most burning issues within that system, ranging from the performance of the UN Human Rights Council and the situation of “UNmikistan” (Kosovo) to the latest developments of the law on minorities and indigenous peoples, both at the global and regional level.” H.E. Judge Bruno Simma, International Court of Justice.

• Foreword Asbjørn Eide, Jakob Th. Möller, Ineta Ziemele;A Tribute to Dr Guðmundur Alfreðsson from the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson;Heiðurskveðja til dr. Guðmundar Alfreðssonar frá forseta Íslands Ólafi Ragnari Grímssyni;Islands of Independence: Gudmundur Alfredsson and Human Rights Capacity Development Jonas Grimheden and Rolf Ring;Part 1 The Right to Peace Chapter 1 Milestones in the Development of International Humanitarian Law Daniel Thürer;Chapter 2 Post-War American International Law Scepticism: The International Criminal Court, Stockholm 1924 Mark Weston Janis;Chapter 3 Peace as a Human Right: The Jus Cogens Prohibition of Aggression Alfred de Zayas;Chapter 4 The Human Right to Peace William A. Schabas;Chapter 5 Security and Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military Companies: The Role of the Home State Francesco Francioni;Part 2 The United Nations and Human Rights Chapter 6 What Makes Democracy Good? Lyal S. Sunga;Chapter 7 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Living Up to the International Community’s Expectations? Markus G. Schmidt;Chapter 8 The UN Human Rights Council: The Perennial Struggle between Realism and Idealism Bertrand G. Ramcharan;Chapter 9 Eight UN Petitions Procedures: A Comparative Analysis Jakob Th. Möller;Chapter 10 The Legal Status of Views Adopted by the Human Rights Committee – From Genesis to Adoption of General Comment No. 33 Geir Ulfstein;Chapter 11 Winter Break 2010: A Week in the Life of a Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin;Chapter 12 Legal and Judicial Shortcomings of the Surrogate State of “UNMIKISTAN” Margrét Heinreksdóttir;Chapter 13 The Right to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities – Innovations in the CRPD Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir;Part 3 Human Rights at the Regional Level Chapter 14 The Council of Europe: A Champion in Monitoring Implementation of Human Rights Standards? Petter F. Wille;Chapter 15 Flexibilising the Modes of Amending the European Convention on Human Rights: An Idea for a ‘Statute’ for the European Court Krzysztof Drzewicki;Chapter 16 Strengthening of the Principle of Subsidiarity of the European Convention on Human Rights Björg Thorarensen;Chapter 17 Presumption of Convention Compliance Davíð Þór Björgvinsson;Chapter 18 The Right to Adequate Judicial Reasoning Ragnar Aðalsteinsson;Chapter 19 Dialogue Between States and International Human Rights Monitoring Organs – Especially the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance Lauri Hannikainen;Chapter 20 How Old Are You? Age Discrimination and EU Law Allan Rosas;Chapter 21 NHRIs in the European Union: Status Quo Vadis? Morten Kjærum and Jonas Grimheden;Chapter 22 Selected Examples of the Contemporary Practice of the Inter-American System in Confronting Grave Violations of Human Rights: United States and Colombia Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón;Part 4 Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Chapter 23 Prevention of Discrimination, Protection of Minorities, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Challenges and Choices Asbjørn Eide;Chapter 24 Minority Protection in the African System of Human Rights Michelo Hansungule;Chapter 25 Indigenous Peoples on the International Scene: A Personal Reminiscence Lee Swepston;Chapter 26 Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Development Rainer Hofmann and Juri Alistair Gauthier;Chapter 27 Principal Problems Regarding Indigenous Land Rights and Recent Endeavours to Resolve Them Erica-Irene A. Daes;Chapter 28 Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples: Preserve or Protect? – That’s the Question! Mpazi Sinjela;Chapter 29 Redefi ning Sovereignty and Self-Determination through a Declaration of Sovereignty: The Inuit Way of Defi ning the Parameters for Future Arctic Governance Timo Koivurova;Part 5 Human Rights in National Practices Chapter 30 Compliance with the Views of the UN Human Rights Committee and the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in Iceland Gudrun Gauksdottir and Thordis Ingadottir;Chapter 31 Átti skortur á lýðræðislegum stjórnarháttum þátt í nýafstöðnu bankahruni á Íslandi? (Did Lack of Democratic Governance Contribute to the Recent Collapse of the Icelandic Banking System?) Summary in English Eiríkur Tómasson;Chapter 32 “Only a Virtuous People are Capable of Freedom”: Constitutional Principles and Preceding Causes of the Crash in Iceland Herdís Thorgeirsdóttir;Chapter 33 The Constitutionalism of the Republic of Iceland and the Role and Status of the President Ágúst Þór Árnason;Chapter 34 The Hundred-Year Journey of the Concept of Human Rights in China Xu Xianming;Chapter 35 Article 17 of China’s Regional National Autonomy Law: Its Implementation and Implications Maria Lundberg and Zhou Yong;Chapter 36 Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at National Level: The Indian Practice Manoj Kumar Sinha;

“This is a remarkable book, written by insiders for one of the most prominent players in the international human rights system, particularly at the UN level. It can serve as a genuine commentary on many of the most burning issues within that system, ranging from the performance of the UN Human Rights Council and the situation of “UNmikistan” (Kosovo) to the latest developments of the law on minorities and indigenous peoples, both at the global and regional level.” H.E. Judge Bruno Simma, International Court of Justice.

• Foreword Asbjørn Eide, Jakob Th. Möller, Ineta Ziemele;A Tribute to Dr Guðmundur Alfreðsson from the President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson;Heiðurskveðja til dr. Guðmundar Alfreðssonar frá forseta Íslands Ólafi Ragnari Grímssyni;Islands of Independence: Gudmundur Alfredsson and Human Rights Capacity Development Jonas Grimheden and Rolf Ring;Part 1 The Right to Peace Chapter 1 Milestones in the Development of International Humanitarian Law Daniel Thürer;Chapter 2 Post-War American International Law Scepticism: The International Criminal Court, Stockholm 1924 Mark Weston Janis;Chapter 3 Peace as a Human Right: The Jus Cogens Prohibition of Aggression Alfred de Zayas;Chapter 4 The Human Right to Peace William A. Schabas;Chapter 5 Security and Human Rights in the Regulation of Private Military Companies: The Role of the Home State Francesco Francioni;Part 2 The United Nations and Human Rights Chapter 6 What Makes Democracy Good? Lyal S. Sunga;Chapter 7 Is the United Nations Human Rights Council Living Up to the International Community’s Expectations? Markus G. Schmidt;Chapter 8 The UN Human Rights Council: The Perennial Struggle between Realism and Idealism Bertrand G. Ramcharan;Chapter 9 Eight UN Petitions Procedures: A Comparative Analysis Jakob Th. Möller;Chapter 10 The Legal Status of Views Adopted by the Human Rights Committee – From Genesis to Adoption of General Comment No. 33 Geir Ulfstein;Chapter 11 Winter Break 2010: A Week in the Life of a Special Rapporteur Martin Scheinin;Chapter 12 Legal and Judicial Shortcomings of the Surrogate State of “UNMIKISTAN” Margrét Heinreksdóttir;Chapter 13 The Right to Inclusive Education for Children with Disabilities – Innovations in the CRPD Oddný Mjöll Arnardóttir;Part 3 Human Rights at the Regional Level Chapter 14 The Council of Europe: A Champion in Monitoring Implementation of Human Rights Standards? Petter F. Wille;Chapter 15 Flexibilising the Modes of Amending the European Convention on Human Rights: An Idea for a ‘Statute’ for the European Court Krzysztof Drzewicki;Chapter 16 Strengthening of the Principle of Subsidiarity of the European Convention on Human Rights Björg Thorarensen;Chapter 17 Presumption of Convention Compliance Davíð Þór Björgvinsson;Chapter 18 The Right to Adequate Judicial Reasoning Ragnar Aðalsteinsson;Chapter 19 Dialogue Between States and International Human Rights Monitoring Organs – Especially the European Commission Against Racism and Intolerance Lauri Hannikainen;Chapter 20 How Old Are You? Age Discrimination and EU Law Allan Rosas;Chapter 21 NHRIs in the European Union: Status Quo Vadis? Morten Kjærum and Jonas Grimheden;Chapter 22 Selected Examples of the Contemporary Practice of the Inter-American System in Confronting Grave Violations of Human Rights: United States and Colombia Diego Rodríguez-Pinzón;Part 4 Indigenous Peoples and Minorities Chapter 23 Prevention of Discrimination, Protection of Minorities, and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples: Challenges and Choices Asbjørn Eide;Chapter 24 Minority Protection in the African System of Human Rights Michelo Hansungule;Chapter 25 Indigenous Peoples on the International Scene: A Personal Reminiscence Lee Swepston;Chapter 26 Indigenous Peoples and the Right to Development Rainer Hofmann and Juri Alistair Gauthier;Chapter 27 Principal Problems Regarding Indigenous Land Rights and Recent Endeavours to Resolve Them Erica-Irene A. Daes;Chapter 28 Traditional Knowledge of Indigenous Peoples: Preserve or Protect? – That’s the Question! Mpazi Sinjela;Chapter 29 Redefi ning Sovereignty and Self-Determination through a Declaration of Sovereignty: The Inuit Way of Defi ning the Parameters for Future Arctic Governance Timo Koivurova;Part 5 Human Rights in National Practices Chapter 30 Compliance with the Views of the UN Human Rights Committee and the Judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in Iceland Gudrun Gauksdottir and Thordis Ingadottir;Chapter 31 Átti skortur á lýðræðislegum stjórnarháttum þátt í nýafstöðnu bankahruni á Íslandi? (Did Lack of Democratic Governance Contribute to the Recent Collapse of the Icelandic Banking System?) Summary in English Eiríkur Tómasson;Chapter 32 “Only a Virtuous People are Capable of Freedom”: Constitutional Principles and Preceding Causes of the Crash in Iceland Herdís Thorgeirsdóttir;Chapter 33 The Constitutionalism of the Republic of Iceland and the Role and Status of the President Ágúst Þór Árnason;Chapter 34 The Hundred-Year Journey of the Concept of Human Rights in China Xu Xianming;Chapter 35 Article 17 of China’s Regional National Autonomy Law: Its Implementation and Implications Maria Lundberg and Zhou Yong;Chapter 36 Enforcement of Economic, Social and Cultural Rights at National Level: The Indian Practice Manoj Kumar Sinha;

“This is a remarkable book, written by insiders for one of the most prominent players in the international human rights system, particularly at the UN level. It can serve as a genuine commentary on many of the most burning issues within that system, ranging from the performance of the UN Human Rights Council and the situation of “UNmikistan” (Kosovo) to the latest developments of the law on minorities and indigenous peoples, both at the global and regional level.” H.E. Judge Bruno Simma, International Court of Justice.