Synopses & Reviews
This is the first comprehensive treatment of the topic of remedies for human rights violations and reviews the jurisprudence of international tribunals on these violations. It also provides a theoretical framework and a practical guide for lawyers, judges, and academics interested in human rights law.
About the Author
Dinah Shelton is Professor of Law in the Center for Civil and Human Rights at the University of Notre Dame
Table of Contents
PART ONE. The Conceptual and Historical Framework
1. The Development of Human Rights Law
2. Theories of Remedies
3. Remedies in Natural Law
4. Reparations in the Law of State Responsibility for Injury to Aliens
PART TWO. The Institutional Framework
5. International Institutions
6. Procedural Issues
PART THREE. Jurisprudence and Practice
7. Declaratory Judgments
8. Compensation
9. Punitive or Exemplary damages
10. Orders of Non-Monetary Relief
11. Costs and Fees
12. Remedies for Gross Violations of Human Rights
13. Conclusions