
Hierarchy in International Law: The Place of Human Rights
Author(s): Erika De Wet (Editor), Jure Vidmar
- Publisher: OUP Oxford
- Publication Date: 1 Mar. 2012
- Language: English
- Print length: 366 pages
- ISBN-10: 0199647070
- ISBN-13: 9780199647071
Book Description
In resolving conflicts between human rights obligations and other areas of international law, the practice of judicial bodies, both domestic and international, is crucial. Judicial practice indicates that norm conflicts typically manifest themselves in situations where human rights obligations are at odds with other international obligations, such as immunities; extradition and refoulement; trade and investment law; and environmental protection. This book sets out and analyses the relevant case law in all of these areas.
Editorial Reviews
Review
In sum, this book provides an innovative and broad ranging account of how a variety of courts deal with the interaction between international human rights law and other international law. ―
Matthew Saul, Human Rights Law Review 13:1About the Author
Jure Vidmar is an Anglo-German Fellow in the Institute of European and Comparative Law, Faculty of Law, University of Oxford. Previously, Jure worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the Amsterdam Center for International Law, Faculty of Law, University of Amsterdam. He is a member of the editorial board of the
Hague Yearbook of International Law. Jure’s main research and teaching interests lie within public international law, human rights, European law, and political theory. In recent years, Jure’s publications have mainly covered topics such as the creation, recognition and delimitation of states; human rights and democracy; the right of self-determination; the right to political participation and democratisation theory. Jure holds a doctorate in politics from the University of Salzburg as well as an LLM and PhD in law from the University of Nottingham.
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