Human Rights and Development in International Law

ISBN-13: 9781138957138 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 337 str.

Takhmina Karimova

Opis

This book addresses the legal issues raised by the interaction between human rights and development in contemporary international law. In particular, it charts the parameters of international law that states have to take into account in order to protect human rights in the process of development. In doing so, it departs from traditional analyses, where human rights are mainly considered as a political dimension of development. Rather the book suggests focusing on human rights as a system of international norms establishing minimum standards of protection of individuals and minimum standards applicable in all circumstances on what is essential for a dignified existence.

Spis treści

1. Introduction  2. Development from a Human Rights Perspective  3. The Right to Development  4. The Obligation of International Assistance and Cooperation  5. New Legal Ideas: Comment on the Relationship between International Assistance and Cooperation and Extraterritorial Scope of ESC Rights  6. Respect for Human Rights in External Activites: Overarching Normative Principles  7. General Conclusion

O autorze

Dr Tahmina Karimova is currently a Human Rights Officer at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights. She holds a diploma of jurist from the Tajik State National University, an LLM from the University of Essex and a PhD in International Law (summa cum laude) from the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies (IHEID).