List of books by frederic megret stored on this site. Frederic megret cv updated march 2017 mcgill university. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. What makes the book exceptional is the fact that the authors of each chapter present political and theoretical issues from both traditional and critical perspectives, providing valuable insight for a public interested in each field of international law. Philip jessup coined the term transnational law in his storrs lecture on jurisprudence delivered in 1956 to describe law that regulates activities or actions that transcend national borders. The ones marked may be different from the article in the profile. The united nations and human rights by frederic megret, 9780198298380, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kindreds international law chiefly as interpreted and applied in canada, 9th edition emphasizes the experience and practice of international law from a canadian perspective both domestically and in foreign relations. See all articles by frederic megret frederic megret. Some reflections on the united nations changing human rights responsibilities, human rights quarterly, 25, pp. In three distinct volumes the editors bring together a distinguished group of contributors whose essays chart the history, practice, and future of international humanitarian law. In this book i assess the existing double standards in the application.
We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. The principles of equality and nondiscrimination lie at the heart of international human rights law. Stille professor of history emeritus at yale university. For decades, martti koskenniemi has not just been an influential writer in international law. This draft textbook chapter on international human rights law theory aims to give a comprehensive overview of the field to those interested in its ongoing dilemmas. A critical appraisal law 2 by frederic megret, philip alston isbn. Resolving contradictions in diplomatic practice and international humanitarian law, by mark s ellis, yves doutriaux and timothy w ryback. Journal of international humanitarian legal studies jihls. Perhaps it is the particular black and white simplicity of the trial, the mostly abject bad guys in the dock, the compound character of their evil deeds, and the justness of the allied cause, tainted in sepia tones with the passage of time. The cambridge companion to international law in searchworks catalog skip to search skip to main content. Edited by kevin heller, frederic megret, sarah nouwen, jens ohlin, and darryl robinson oxford handbooks. Helped conceive and write a book on the implementation of international humanitarian law, published in partnership with the interparliamentary union. This was frequently coupled with a discourse emphasizing the fraying of national identification and the relativity of state affiliation.
How a relational conceptualisation of dignity strengthens the case for legalising assisted dying in england. The united nations and human rights book depository. The lessons of kosovo, 6 intl peacekeeping 210 1999. Motivating pakistan to prevent crossborder terrorism oxford university press, 2016. Domestically, it is a dimension that is increasingly taken into account, in at least some countries, but often in a haphazard way. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. A nontraditional approach to the study of international criminal law.
The nuremberg trial often stands as a nostalgic memory in the minds of international criminal lawyers. Why expatriates should be able to vote the globe and mail. Frederic megret is a professor of law and a william dawson scholar at mcgill university. Stanford libraries official online search tool for books, media, journals, databases, government documents and more. Equality and nondiscrimination under international law. Le tribunal penal international pour le rwanda frederic megret on. Promoting accountability under international law for gross. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Other books include edited anthologies and casebooks on international criminal law and legal ethics.
Its chapters attest to the breadth and depth of koskenniemis oeuvre and the different ways in which he has explored these. Luban joined the georgetown faculty from the university of maryland. As we write this introduction we are each sitting in different houses, in different countries, on different continents, and in different hemispheres. Promoting accountability under international law for gross human rights violations in africa is preeminently a study on the work and contribution of the first international judicial mechanism, the international criminal tribunal for rwanda ictr, devoted exclusively to challenging impunity for serious international crimes committed in africa. And treating canadas diaspora as if it had no connection to our country is surely to. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our favorite reads in more than a.
The entire symposium is accessible in pdf format here. International human rights law theory by frederic megret. European journal of international law 2, 3699, 2002. The cambridge companion to international law edited by james. Type book editors daniel moeckli, sangeeta shah, sandesh sivakumaran date 20 publisher oxford university press pub place oxford edition 2nd edition isbn10 0199654573 isbn. The law of international lawyers edited by wouter werner.
Routledge handbook of human rights and disasters, edited by flavia zorzi giustiniani and others. He is an historian of the first world war, and the author of sites of memory. This book engages with some of the core questions that have animated koskenniemis scholarship so far. Merged citations this cited by count includes citations to the following articles in scholar. The cambridge companion to international law edited by. Edited by kevin heller, frederic megret, sarah nouwen, jens ohlin, and darryl robinson.
Frederic megret author of the united nations and human. It argues that international criminal laws taking into account of environmental concerns is too haphazard, and that there is room for a more general criminological reflection on how to best protect the environment from a global perspective. International human rights law university of stirling. Building trust in international law and institutions. Cohen concluded, whether medieval politics can control, much less eliminate, medieval brutality is the unanswered question that hangs over this book. Towards a representational theory of international criminal.
The oxford handbook of international criminal law kevin. A publication of longstanding quality and distinguished reputation, this text has been repeatedly cited as an authority in the supreme court of canada and lower courts for decades. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. To ensure that governments are indeed held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others the united nations has established a wide range of mechanisms to monitor compliance, and. To ensure that governments are indeed held accountable for their treatment of citizens and others the united nations has established a wide range of mechanisms to monitor compliance, and to seek to prevent as well as respond to violations. The very concept of human rights implies governmental accountability. Frederic megret is an associate professor of law, and the canada research chair on the law of human rights and legal pluralism, at the mcgill university faculty of law. The case for a general international crime against the. The human rights of older persons 1 is a topic that has for a long time been neglected. Frederic megret is the author of the united nations and human rights 3. The oxford handbook of international criminal law kevin heller. It goes beyond a doctrinal analysis focused on the practice of international tribunals to draw on a variety of perspectives, capturing the complex processes of internationalisation that criminal law has experienced over the past few decades. Explore books by frederic megret with our selection at. Project muse promotes the creation and dissemination of essential humanities and social science resources through collaboration with libraries, publishers, and scholars worldwide.
These essays critically examine the functions, procedu. Affords a unique exploration of some of the most exciting theoretical and doctrinal developments in the field. International criminal law in context provides a critical and contextual introduction to the fundamentals of international criminal law. Recently published a comment on ratner on international justice. Cohen observed that the book confronted uncomfortable truths. Although they do not reside here, expats do a considerable amount for canada, directly or indirectly.
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