A Practical Guide to Using International Human Rights and Criminal Law Procedures

By Connie de la Vega and Alen Mirza

This book is a practical, experience-based guide for advocates seeking remedies for human rights violations through the use of international institutions. Since 1948, when the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, mechanisms for addressing human rights violations have multiplied to include UN Charter based bodies, treaty-based organizations including the international criminal court, and regional institutions. Each mechanism has its own admissibility requirements: accreditation, timeliness of claims, and exhaustion of remedies. For practitioners, the maze of rules and institutions can be difficult to navigate. This book offers step-by-step approaches for maximizing the institutions' intended effect-promotion of human rights at all levels.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1788119738
• ISBN13: 9781788119733
• Release Date: July 2019
• Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
• Length: 224 Pages