Extraterritoriality and International Human Rights Law: The Spatial Reach of African Human Rights Treaties (Routledge Research in Human Rights Law)
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (757 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0415823706 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 224 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-03-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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The overall structure of international human rights law has generally been understood as a regime that is designed in such a way as to protect individuals and groups against abusive domestic state power. Violations of human rights at the domestic level have come to be increasingly committed by extra-territorial actors, which could be state or non-state entities. However, this domestic-oriented approach to a state’s human rights obligations has increasingly proved in recent years to be inadequate for the effective protection and realisation of individuals’ and groups’ rights and freedoms. The initial stages
Takele Soboka Bulto is an Assistant Professor, at the School of Law, University of Canberra and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australian National University.
About the AuthorTakele Soboka Bulto is an Assistant Professor, at the School of Law, University of Canberra and Visiting Fellow at the Centre for International Governance and Justice, Australian National University.