LAWS 2601 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: United Nations Economic And Social Council, United Nations Conciliation Commission, A Human Right
21 Nov 2017
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Week 7 chapter 6 international protection of human rights. Ideological approaches to human rights in international law: emphasize the basic civil and political rights of individuals. (196, those rights that take the form of claims limiting the power of government over the governed. (196) Domestic jurisdiction: states have no right to encroach upon the preserve of other states (199) Include the prohibition of torture, genocide and slavery and the principle of non- discrimination. (201: human rights established under treaty may constitute obligations erga omnes for the states parties. (201) Increasing extraterritoriality of human rights. (201: the responsibility of states to prevent human rights abuses is beginning to be seriously considered. (201) Increasing interest is being manifested in national human rights institutions. (201) Intended as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and nations. (203) Prohibition of discrimination: the international convention on the elimination of all forms of racial discrimination was signed in 1965 and entered into force in 1969.
