Judging International Human Rights: Courts of General Jurisdiction as Human Rights Courts

Front Matter ....Pages i-xv
Front Matter ....Pages 1-1
 Introduction  (Stefan Kadelbach, Thilo Rensmann, Eva Rieter)....Pages 3-18
 The International Court of Justice and Its Contribution to Human Rights Law  (Eva Rieter)....Pages 19-50
 The Domestic Implementation of Judgments/Decisions of Courts and Other International Bodies That Involve International Human Rights Law  (Stefan Kadelbach)....Pages 51-100
Front Matter ....Pages 101-101
 The International Court of Justice and Diplomatic Protection  (Kimio Yakushiji)....Pages 103-126
 The International Court of Justice and Provisional Measures Involving the Fate of Persons  (Eva Rieter)....Pages 127-170
 The European Court of Justice and Human Rights Law  (Stefan Kadelbach)....Pages 171-199
 Courts of Regional Economic Communities in Latin America and Human Rights Law  (Marcilio Toscano Franca Filho, Lucas Lixinski, Belén Olmos Giupponi)....Pages 201-221
 Courts of Regional Economic Communities in Africa and Human Rights Law  (Solomon T. Ebobrah)....Pages 223-254
Front Matter ....Pages 255-255
 State Obligations Under Universal Human Rights Treaties  (Johannes van Aggelen)....Pages 257-278
 State Obligations in the European System  (Paulo Pinto de Albuquerque)....Pages 279-289
 State Obligations in the Inter-American System  (Christina Cerna)....Pages 291-311
 State Obligations in the African System  (Yakaré-Oulé (Nani) Jansen Reventlow, Rosa Curling)....Pages 313-341
Front Matter ....Pages 343-343
 General Overview  (Matthias Herdegen)....Pages 345-387
 Argentina and Mexico  (Christina Cerna)....Pages 389-410
 Brazil  (Liliana Lyra Jubilut, Marcilio Toscano Franca Filho)....Pages 411-422
 Cambodia  (Daniel Heilmann)....Pages 423-437
 Denmark  (Jonas Christoffersen)....Pages 439-451
 France  (Saïda El Boudouhi, Gesa Dannenberg)....Pages 453-470
 Germany  (Thilo Rensmann)....Pages 471-496
 Italy  (Elena Sciso)....Pages 497-509
 Japan  (Koji Teraya)....Pages 511-542
 Kenya  (Duncan M. Okubasu)....Pages 543-562
 Slovenia  (Dragica Wedam Lukić)....Pages 563-587
 United States of America  (Mark Weston Janis)....Pages 589-604
Back Matter ....Pages 605-665