ID | 122439 |
Title Proper | Human rights and the judiciary |
Language | ENG |
Author | Manohar, Sujata |
Publication | 2013. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | 1. Justice Louise Arbor, the former UN Commissioner for Human Rights in her address at the opening of 61 st session of the Commission on Human Rights emphasized the role of the Judiciary in the enforcement of Human Rights. She said, "Courts the world over have been playing an increasingly vital role in enforcing social and economic rights, bringing them from the realms of charity to the reach of justice, linking them and developing a body of ever-growing jurisprudence by which we can be guided in bringing these vital rights to the reality of peoples' lives". In order to understand the impact of international law, and in particular, international human rights law on judicial decision-making, one needs to look at the ways in which public international law has affected decision-making in several jurisdictions around the world. |
`In' analytical Note | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.62-74 |
Journal Source | Dialogue Vol. 14, No.4; Apr-Jun 2013: p.62-74 |
Key Words | Human Rights ; Judiciary ; International Treaties ; International Human Rights Law ; Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) ; ILO |