... baskets budgets food menus mobile phones pensions pensioners Hirsch Donald minimum income standards basic needs international human rights instruments Jonathan Bradshaw Family Budget Unit budget standards In the early 1980s I became interested in expenditure data ( Godfrey and Bradshaw, 1983...

... conferences raises serious questions. Some of the consequences of a norm's customary character are equally relevant to human rights instruments. The Geneva Conventions have been universally accepted; in contrast, human rights instruments have been ratified by far fewer states. The dynamic relationship between...

... on the application of international human rights instruments relating to economic, social, and cultural rights in order to address international economic and environmental concerns. environmental impact assessments innovative legal instruments case studies on sustainability impact assessments customary law...

... rights. Arguably, this trend emanates from the recognition of the death penalty’s inconsistency with international human rights law. Although there is no explicit general prohibition of the death penalty in international law, existing human rights instruments have become significant in orchestrating...

...) for individuals that exceed the right to the means of subsistence that is already widely recognized in international and regional human rights instruments, and (2) whether international law should recognize not only individuals but collectivities such as states or “peoples” or nations as having rights...

... human rights instruments The Organisation of African Unity (OAU) did not have the advancement of human rights amongst its core objectives. ¹ The OAU Charter was silent on the subject save for a passing reference to the Universal Declaration on Human Rights (UDHR). ² Rather...

... on Accreditation (SCA) human rights mandate promotion functions protection functions ratification of international human rights instruments quasi-judicial functions complaints-handling This chapter examines the mandate given to National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs). There are several interconnected...

...In light of the compelling empirical connection between hate speech and atrocity, what laws, if any, criminalize the dissemination of such rhetoric? Chapter 2 begins to answer that question by examining international human rights instruments and domestic laws covering speech and violence. It notes...

...This chapter discusses the UN’s role in creating the international human rights system, with descriptions of key UN human rights instruments, mechanisms and bodies (notably the Human Rights Council), as well as information on other parts of the organization tasked with promoting and protecting...

...This introductory chapter sets out the purpose of the book, which is to demonstrate some of the weaknesses inherent in the present methods of adopting human rights instruments employed by the United Nations. The book also analyzes another aspect of law-making: the normative and jurisdictional...

... Shestack J Alston P International Labour Organisation International Law Commission United Nations Commission on International Trade Law De Visscher Ch Pollock F Schachter O United Nations human rights instruments law-making racial discrimination international convention...

...This chapter focuses on the problem of supervision. Human rights instruments are elaborated and adopted by many international organizations. The dispersal of law-making activities gives rise to instruments which may be inconsistent or mutually incompatible, which might overlap, or which may fail...

... of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women Das K Netherlands human rights instruments supervisory systems human rights conflicts Human Rights Committee The purposes of rationalizing and co-ordinating the systems of supervision of human rights are similar to the goals of integrating...