Hierarchy in International Law
Subtitle: The Place of Human Rights
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012
Language: eng
Number of pages: 390
ISBN-13: 9780199647071
Subjects: Human rights
Description: The existence of a hierarchy between the different international legal rules is increasingly being debated. This volume will identify the extent to which judicial bodies and domestic courts contribute to an emerging normative hierarchy within international law, based on the primacy of human rights.