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Title Human rights in emergencies / edited by Evan J. Criddle
Published New York : Cambridge University Press, [2016]
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Description 1 online resource
Series ASIL studies in international legal theory
ASIL studies in international legal theory.
Contents Cover; Half-title ; Series information ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Dedication ; Table of contents ; List of Contributors ; Introduction: Testing Human Rights Theory During Emergencies ; Part I Designing a Human Rights Regime for Emergencies
1 Constrained Derogation in Positive Human Rights Regimes Introduction ; On Positive Human Rights ; Constrained Derogation ; Oversight of Derogation ; Consider the Alternatives ; Conclusion ; 2 Protecting Human Rights During Emergencies: Delegation, Derogation, and Deference
Introduction The Resilience of Derogation Standards ; Derogation Standards as Delegations ; Conclusion ; 3 Two Models of Normative Frameworks for Human Rights During Emergencies ; Introduction ; Severe Public Emergencies and Their Treatment in Contemporary Human Rights Law
Defining Emergencies Emergency Frameworks ; Emergency Frameworks in Human Rights Treaties ; Type-Oriented Frameworks ; Undifferentiated Models ; Hybrid Models and Future Development ; Conclusion ; Part II Law, Politics, and Power
4 Emergency and Escape: Explaining Derogations from Human Rights Treaties The Human Rights Treaty Derogations Regime ; The Two Faces of Derogation ; A Theory of Why States Derogate: Buying Time and Reducing Censure
Summary This book examines current debates about how international human rights law regulates national authorities and international institutions during emergencies
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed August 23, 2016)
Subject Human rights.
Emergency management.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Emergency management
Human rights
Menschenrecht
Notstand
Völkerrecht
Form Electronic book
Author Criddle, Evan J., editor.
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