International law and human rights

Preface

Table of cases

Part I. The rights of man and the law of nations. Sec. I. The subjects of the law of nations. 1. The traditional doctrine and the practice of states

2. The individual as a subject of international rights and duties

3. International procedural capacity of individuals

4. The subjects of the law of nations, the function of international law, and the rights of man

Sec. II. The law of nature and the rights of man. 5. The idea of natural rights in legal and political thought

6. The function of natural law and the rights of man

7. The law of nations and the inalienable rights of man

8. The English sources of the doctirine of fundamental rights

Part II. Human rights under the Charter of the United Nations. Sec. I. The law of the Charter. 9. The legal effects of the provisions of the Charter

10. Effect of the clause of domestic jurisdiction (Article 2 (7) of the Charter)

Sec. II. The implementation of the Charter. 11. The Commission on Human RIghts and the effective right of petition

12. The organisation and composition of the Commission on Human Rights

Part III. The International Bill of Rights of Man. Sec. I. The problem of the Bill of RIghts. 13. The substance and the enforcement of the Bill of RIghts

14. The Bill of Rights within and outside the United Nations

Sec. II. The principles of an international bill of the rights of man. 15. The obligations of the Bil of RIghts

16. The implementation and enforcement of the Bill of Rights

Sec. III. The Universal Declaration and the European Court. 17. The Universal Declaration of Human RIghts

18. The proposed European Court of Human RIghts

Index