International Human Rights Law and Discrimination Protections: A Comparison of Regional and National Responses

Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-90-04-34546-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, 78 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 136 g

Reihe: Brill Research Perspectives in International Law / Brill Research Perspectives in Comparative Discrimination Law

Non-discrimination is a fundamental principle of international human rights law. This volume discusses the international legal framework on this principle and comparatively elaborates the definition of discrimination as well as the grounds of discrimination in the various general and specialised international human rights treaties, including the International Labour Organisation conventions. The element of special measures as an integral aspect of this principle is also raised. A comparative discussion on the incorporation of international standards on the principle of non-discrimination established in the international treaties in regional as well as national human rights frameworks is also set forth to provide practical illustrations of the application of these standards in more specific and localised perspectives. Selected regional frameworks discussed are the African, American and European human rights regional frameworks and the national frameworks are South Africa and Brazil.



Other titles in this series:

- Comparative Discrimination Law: Historical and Theoretical Frameworks, Laura Carlson; isbn 9789004345447

Autoren/Hrsg.

Mwakagali, Mpoki

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Kultur Menschenrechte, Bürgerrechte
• Rechtswissenschaften Internationales Recht und Europarecht Internationales Recht Internationale Menschen- und Minderheitenrechte, Kinderrechte

Über Autor(innen)

Mpoki Mwakagali is a researcher at the Department of Law, Stockholm University. Her areas of expertise are international human rights law and international labour law. Mpoki is a member of the Tanganyika Law Society and holds a Bachelor of Laws Degree (LL.B), Tumaini Univerity-Iringa, LL.M (jur.kand.), Lund University. Mpoki is an Associate Editor for the Brill Research Perspectives in Comparative Discrimination Law series.