A human rights : : an agenda for the 21st century / / edited by Angela Hegarty and Siobhan Leonard.

• TeilnehmendeR: Hegarty, Angela.; Leonard, Siobhan.
• Place / Publishing House: London : : Cavendish Pub.,, 1999.
• Year of Publication: 1999
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (493 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Published in the year 1999, Human Rights: 21st Century is a valuable contribution to the field of Law.

Table of Contents

A Human Rights: An Agenda For The 21st Century; Copyright; Foreword; Preface; Contributors; Contents; Table of Cases; Table of Statutes; Table of International Instruments; Table of Abbreviations; Chapter 1 Human Rights: History Development and Classification; Introduction; The History of International Human Rights; Development of International Human Rights Law; United Nations Charter 1945; Universal Declaration of Human Rights 1948; Classification of International Human Rights; Conclusion; Theme One Existing Standards

Chapter 2 The United Nations: Structure Versus Substance (Lessons from the Principal Treaties and ConvenantsIntroduction; Drafting the Basis of a New World Order?; Draft Dodging; Lessons from the principal treaties; Lessons from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Beyond the Universal Declaration of Human Rights; Imagining Implementation; Derogation from 'Normality'; Conclusion; Chapter 3 The European Convention on Human Rights: A New Era for Human Rights Protection in Europe?; Introduction; Protecting Human Rights in Europe; Rights, Freedoms and their Limitations; Enforcement

Reasons for ChangeBringing a Complaint; Processing the Complaint; Making a formal application; Preliminaries: legal aid/assignment to a chamber; Admissibility; Communication; Judgment; Enforcement; Consequences of Transformation; The Commission; The 'new' Court; The Committee of Ministers; A New Court For A New Age ?; Theme Two New Dilemmas; Chapter 4 Horizontal Application of Human Rights Law; Introduction; How the New Approach Would Work in Practice; The Supporting Arguments; There are gaps in existing human rights protection; State functions are now widely dispersed

The public's perceptions are importantHow Best to Fill the Gaps; The Basis for Applying Human Rights Norms to Private Relationships; Conclusion; Chapter 5 To Know Where We Are Going, We Need To Know Where We Are: Revisiting States of Emergency; Introduction; Conceptualising Emergency Regimes: The Traditional Discourse; The practice of States; The reference model and deviations from it: the Questiaux Report; Dealing with aberrations: the Paris minimum standards; The Siracusa Principles - an attempt at concrete rules to limit abuse of emergencies.; Weaknesses of the 'aberration' discourse

The Derogation Regime and The Relationship between Normalcy EmergencyThe law in the books; The law in action; Analysis of the Jurisprudence; Exceptional circumstances, permanent emergency: Northern Ireland; Patterns of violations: the Turkish cases; Conclusion; Theme Three Emergency Trends; Chapter 6 Gender For Equality: A Move Towards An 'Equality Ethos' Model?; Introduction; Legal and Policy Perspectives; Direct Discrimination; Occupational Pension Schemes; Pregnancy; Sexual Identity/Orientation; Indirect Discrimination; Positive Action; Conclusions

Chapter 7 Women's Rights As Human Rights: Old Agendas in New Guises