Bücher der Reihe Studies on Human Rights Conventions

The European Court of Human Rights is facing a period of change. The EU may soon become subject to the Court, and it also increasingly finds itself addressing actions by the UN and other international organizations. This volume explores the Court's new national, European and international positions.

The European Court of Human Rights is facing a period of change. The EU may soon become subject to the Court, and it also increasingly finds itself addressing actions by the UN and other international organizations. This volume explores the Court's new national, European and international positions.

Using national case studies from South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, Canada and Northern Europe, Women's Human Rights examines the potential and actual added value of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in comparison and interaction with other equality and anti-discrimination mechanisms.

This analysis of the legal aspects of UN human rights treaty bodies, their effectiveness, and the legitimacy of their composition, procedures and decisions contains contributions by a variety of eminent legal experts, including present and former members of the treaty bodies.

Prominent scholars in law, political philosophy and international relations examine the legitimacy of international human rights regimes as a theoretically challenging and politically salient case of international authority and provide a unique and thorough overview of the legitimacy problems involved in the global governance of human rights.

This analysis of the legal aspects of UN human rights treaty bodies, their effectiveness, and the legitimacy of their composition, procedures and decisions contains contributions by a variety of eminent legal experts, including present and former members of the treaty bodies.

Using national case studies from South Asia, Southern Africa, Australia, Canada and Northern Europe, Women's Human Rights examines the potential and actual added value of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women in comparison and interaction with other equality and anti-discrimination mechanisms.

Prominent scholars in law, political philosophy and international relations examine the legitimacy of international human rights regimes as a theoretically challenging and politically salient case of international authority and provide a unique and thorough overview of the legitimacy problems involved in the global governance of human rights.