| Description |
xi, 207 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
I. Europe. 1. Protection of Human Rights by the Judiciary in Romania / Monica Macovei. 2. The Judicial Protection of the Constitutional Rights and Freedoms in Russia: Myths and Reality / Igor Petrukhin -- II. Israel and the Occupied Territories. 3. The Protection of Human Rights by Judges: The Israeli Experience / Stephen Goldstein. 4. Judicial Protection in Israeli-Occupied Territories / John Quigley -- III. Latin America. 5. Judicial Protection of Human Rights in Latin America: Heroism and Pragmatism / Brian Turner -- IV. India, the Philippines and China. 6. Freedom from Torture and Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment: The Role of the Supreme Court of India / Vijayashri Sripati. 7. Judicial Defense of Human Rights during the Marcos Dictatorship in the Philippines: The Careers of Claudio Teehankee and Cecelia Munoz Palma / C. Neal Tate. 8. Legal Culture, Legal Professionals and the Future of Human Rights in China / Albert Melone and Xiaolin Wang |
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V. The Protection of Indigenous Rights: The Australian Example. 9. "Retreat from Injustice": The High Court of Australia and Native Title / Garth Nettheim -- VI. The United States. 10. U.S. Courts and the Selective Protection of Human Rights / Mark Gibney |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [195]-196) and index |
| Subject |
Courts.
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Human rights.
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Justice, Administration of.
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| Author |
Frankowski, Stanisław.
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Gibney, Mark.
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| LC no. |
98023567 |
| ISBN |
0275960110 (alk. paper) |
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