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Human Rights In The World Court, Stephen M. Schwebel
Human Rights In The World Court, Stephen M. Schwebel
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
In this Article, Judge Schwebel reviews the cases of the International Court of Justice and its predecessor, the Permanent Court of International Justice, that have substantial human rights implications. He observes that, while the World Court is not a human rights court in the contemporary sense of that term, since standing in contentious cases is limited to States, it nevertheless has constructively dealt with a number of important issues of human rights, as in its early holding that individuals may be the direct beneficiaries of treaty rights.
The Court has played a notable role in promoting the protection of human …
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Books Received, Law Review Staff
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
Taxation in the People's Republic of China
By Jinyan Li
New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991. Pp. 208. $49.95.
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Liberating the Law: Creating Popular Justice in Mozambique
By Albie Sachs and Gita Honwana Welch
Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey: Zed Books, 1990. Pp. 132. $55.00.
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International Fugitives: A New Role for the International Court of Justice
By Barbara M. Yarnold
New York, New York: Praeger Publishers, 1991. Pp. 168. $37.95.
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Effective Lobbying in the European Community
By James N. Gardner
Boston, Massachusetts: Kluwer Law and Taxation Publishers,1991. Pp. xix, 162. $45.00.
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European Human Rights Law
By …