The humanization of international law
By: by Theordor Meron.
Contributors: Hague Academy of International Law.
Series: Hague Academy of International Law monographs -- v. 3
Publisher: M. Nijhoff; Martinus Nijhoff
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 551
Subjects: Humanitarian law.; International law.; Human rights.; International_Law
Description: "This work aims to consider the influence of human rights and humanitarian law on general international law: the humanization of international law. Although human rights and humanitarian norms are central to the book, it is not a book about human rights and humanitarian law. Rather, it deals with the radiation, or the reforming effect, that human rights and humanitarian law have had on other fields of public international law. Because of the peculiarities of human rights law, this influence cannot be taken for granted. It is sometimes said that the elaboration of human rights norms and institutions has produced no less than a revolution in the system of international law. Is this true and if so in which parts of international law? By examining most areas of public international law, the author attempts to demonstrate that the influence of human rights and humanitarian norms has not remained confined to one sector of international law, but that its influence has spread to many parts, albeit to varying degrees." "The Humanization of International Law is a revised and expanded version of the General Course on Public International Law delivered by the author at the Hague Academy of International Law in 2003."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: At head of title: The Hague Academy of International Law

"Revised and expanded version of the General Course on Public International Law delivered by the author at the Hague Academy of International Law in 2003."--Cover p. [4].

Includes bibliographical references and index