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Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the 21st Century

  • Brings together US and European scholars on a range of key human rights issues
  • Deals with legal frontier human rights issues in Europe and the Americas
  • Elaborates upon the reasoning of national and international adjudicators

Part of the book series: Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice (IUSGENT, volume 30)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Universal Human Rights Law in the United States

    • Mortimer N. S. Sellers, Mortimer N. S. Sellers
    Pages 15-35
  3. Interim Measures Before the Inter-American and African Human Rights Commissions: Strengths and Weaknesses

    • Clara Burbano-Herrera, Clara Burbano-Herrera, Frans Viljoen
    Pages 157-177
  4. The Impact of European Human Rights on Childbirth

    • Marlies Eggermont, Marlies Eggermont
    Pages 213-222

About this book

This volume contributes to the on-going legal discussion on pressing procedural and substantial law issues in the ambit of international human rights and civil liberties. While the 20th century has seen the true awakening of human rights, the 21st century poses new challenges to this ever-unfolding area of law. Not only do international tribunals and quasi-tribunals worldwide and domestic US and European continental courts have to deal with increasing numbers of complaints and petitions from individuals and groups on a vast array of societal problems, the legal issues put to them are sometimes extremely difficult to resolve as they relate to very sensitive issues. This book examines issues ranging from the status of human rights under US law to the status of the ECHR in the broader context of international law. It looks at the role of positive obligations in the case law of the Strasbourg Court, as well the impact of its case-law on childbirth and push-back operation towards boat people, but also at the growing unwillingness of ECHR member states to cooperate with the Strasbourg Court. It explores the new frontiers in US Capital punishment litigation, the first case before the International Criminal Court and the legal effect of judgments of the European Court on third states.​

Editors and Affiliations

  • Human Rights Centre, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium

    Yves Haeck, Eva Brems

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