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Books Received, C. C. S., C. A. P.
Books Received, C. C. S., C. A. P.
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
A Chronology and Fact Book of the United Nations 1941-1979
By Thomas Hovet, Jr. and Erica Hovet
Dobbs Ferry, New York: Ocean Publications, sixth edition, 1980. Pp. 304. $17.50.
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Copyright in International Relations: International Protection of Literary and Scientific Works
By Mark Moiseevich Boguslavsky
Sydney, Australia: Australian Copyright Council,1979. Pp. 224.
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Deep Sea Mining Edited
by Judith Koldow
Cambridge, Mass.:The MIT Press, 1980. $17.50.
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The Enclosure of Ocean Resources: Economics and the Law of the Sea
By R. D. Eckert
Stanford, California: The Hoover Institution, 1979. Pp. 408. $16.95.
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Federal Jurisdiction in Australia
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The Approach Of The Helsinki Declaration To Human Rights, Antonio Cassese
The Approach Of The Helsinki Declaration To Human Rights, Antonio Cassese
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
The purpose of this paper is to outline briefly the basic attitude toward human rights evidenced in the Helsinki Declaration. By way of introduction, I shall describe summarily how perceptions of human rights have evolved in the United Nations since the adoption of the Charter in 1945. It is in this context that the novelty of the Helsinki exercise can be viewed and assessed.
There are many ways of analyzing and appraising United Nations action in the field of human rights over the years. This complex phenomenon can be divided into various stages, according to prevailing political philosophy. Three phases …
The International Legal Significance Of The Human Rights Provisions Of The Helsinki Final Act, Alexandre C. Kiss, Mary F. Dominick
The International Legal Significance Of The Human Rights Provisions Of The Helsinki Final Act, Alexandre C. Kiss, Mary F. Dominick
Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law
It may be submitted that the Helsinki Final Act is not a treaty, nor is it similar to resolutions of international organizations. In light of the language used in the text and the signatories' public expressions of intent, the human rights provisions must be deemed to have the same legal nature as the other provisions. The document as a whole falls within a special category of international legal instruments not anticipated by traditional definitions of the sources of international law--that is, non-binding, but directive texts which produce limited legal effects. Its foundation is agreement on a common objective: detente. Its …