
The Right to Life.
Title:
The Right to Life.
Author:
Tomuschat, Christian.
ISBN:
9789004189652
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Edition:
1st ed.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (432 pages)
Contents:
Foreword -- Part I. Introduction -- 1. Christian Tomuschat, The Right to Life - Legal and Political Foundations -- Part II. The Right to Life as Defence against State Interference -- 2. Walter Kälin, 'Death is different' - The Death Penalty and the Right to a Fair Trial -- 3. Paul Tavernier, Le recours à la force par la police -- 4. Vera Rusinova, The Duty to Investigate the Death of Persons Arrested and/or Detained by Public Authorities -- 5. Georg Nolte, The Bundesverfassungsgericht on the German Aerial Security Law: A Sonderweg from the Perspective of International Law? -- 6. Rafaëlle Maison, Le crime de génocide dans la jurisprudence internationale : débats et hypothèses -- Part III. The Right to Life in Situations of Armed Conflict -- 7. Vera Gowlland-Debbas, The Right to Life and the Relationship between Human Rights and Humanitarian Law -- 8. Nils Melzer, The ICRC's Clarification Process on the Notion of Direct Participation in Hostilities under International Humanitarian Law -- 9. Stefan Oeter, Collateral Damages - Military Necessity and the Right to Life -- 10. Michael Bothe, The Status of Captured Fighters in Non-International Armed Conflict -- 11. Philippe Weckel, Les « combattants irréguliers» en situation d'occupation militaire -- 12. Stefanie Schmahl, Targeted Killings - A Challenge for International Law? -- 13. Hélène Tigroudja, Assassinats ciblés et droit à la vie dans la jurisprudence de la Cour suprême israélienne -- Part IV. A Right of Resistance? -- 14. Jean d'Aspremont, Le tyrannicide en droit international -- Part V. Positive Obligations Deriving from the Right to Life? -- 15. Emmanuel Decaux, Le droit à la vie et le droit à une alimentation suffisante -- 16. Eibe Riedel, The Right to Life and the Right to Health, in particular the Obligation to Reduce Child Mortality.
17. Astrid Epiney, 'Réfugiés écologiques' et droit international -- Part VI. Conclusions -- 18. Pierre d'Argent, Conclusions générales : « Le droit à la vie en tant que jus cogens donnant naissance à des obligations erga omnes ?» -- Contributors (Biographical Notes).
Abstract:
The right to life is the cornerstone of human rights protection. This book explores the mechanisms and procedures through which at international level the attempt is made to safeguard human life against all structural threats, even in armed conflict.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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