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Pris: 1451 SEK exkl. moms  |  Combining perspectives from law and the social sciences, this book provides an account of the origins and evolution of six regional human rights courts. In each of these cases, judges sought to overcome political forces and legal obstacles that threatened to render the regime stillborn. Alec Stone Sweet and Wayne Sandholtz focus on the struggle to raise standards of rights protection within multi-level "transnational systems of justice." A transnational system of justice is comprised of three components: a charter of rights; a court tasked with enforcing the charter; and the right of individuals to petition the court with a claim that their rights have been violated.
The book analyzes the law and politics of such systems in diverse areas, including torture, inhuman treatment, non-discrimination, due process and access to justice, free expression, privacy and family, and other freedoms. In some cases, state officials have at times strongly supported enhancing the effectiveness of rights protections. In others, the activities of the courts have generated significant political "backlash," leading state officials to act to curb the court's authority, or to exit the regime altogether. The book describes and evaluates these attempts, the results of which have been mixed, with most court-curbing exercises failing.
- Explores the origins and evolution of human rights courts from both the legal studies and social sciences perspective;
- Provides a comparative framework for the study of every regional human rights system around the world;
- Examines and evaluates attempts by leading state officials to curb the authority of human rights courts.
Table of Contents
1:Introduction
2:The European Court of Human Rights
3:The Inter-American System of Human Rights
4:The African Regional Courts
5:Absolute Rights
6:The Qualified Rights
7:The Dilemma of Effectiveness
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