Torture and Its Definition in International Law
Torture and Its Definition in International Law

Author: Metin Baolu

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 571

ISBN-13: 0199374627

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This book presents an interdisciplinary approach to definition of torture by a group of prominent scholars of behavioral sciences, international law, human rights, and public health. It represents a first ever attempt to compare behavioral science and international law perspectives on definitional issues and promote a sound theory- and evidence-based understanding of torture.

The Core International Human Rights Treaties
The Core International Human Rights Treaties

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Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 344

ISBN-13:

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This publication reproduces the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and the nine core international human rights treaties and their optional protocols in a user-friendly format to make them more accessible, in particular to government officials, civil society, human rights defenders, legal practitioners, scholars, individual citizens and others with an interest in human rights norms and standards.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention
The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention

Author: Jared Genser

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2019-09-26

Total Pages: 655

ISBN-13: 1107034450

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This book is a practical guide to freeing political prisoners and provides a comprehensive review of this UN body's 1,200 jurisprudence cases.

Understanding Jus Cogens in International Law and International Legal Discourse
Understanding Jus Cogens in International Law and International Legal Discourse

Author: Ulf Linderfalk

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Published: 2020-01-31

Total Pages: 304

ISBN-13: 1786439514

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Whilst the concept of jus cogens has grown increasingly more important in public international law, lawyers remain hugely divided both over what precisely confers a jus cogens status on a norm, and what this conferral implies in terms of legal consequences. In this ground-breaking book, Ulf Linderfalk clearly and succinctly explores the reasons for this divide in order to facilitate more rational and productive future discourse.