INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS LAW

'International human rights law' codifies legal provisions governing human rights in various international human rights instruments. It is related to, but not the same as International Humanitarian Law and Refugee Law.

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Sources of Human Rights Law

Administration of Human Rights Law

See also

External links

Sources of Human Rights Law

The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to mark the beginning of the modern International Human Rights Law era, but the notion of human rights has a much longer historical lineage, dating back to ancient legal times. The ''Universal Declaration'' is a non-treaty text that has over time been complemented by a series of legally binding international treaties. It has since obtained the status of customary international law.
Declarations and treaties relating to International Human Rights Law are discussed in the article International human rights instruments.

Some customary peremptory norms of human rights are also recognised, and these are considered binding on all nations, whether party to a human rights treaty or not

Administration of Human Rights Law

These are then administered by various international bodies – such as the United Nations, the European Court of Human Rights, and the Inter-American Court of Human Rights – and monitored by various non-governmental organizations. Over 250 multilateral conventions are binding States in the field of Human Rights and humanitarian Law. Access and understanding of those norms are getting easier thanks to the Internet and to on-line legal search engine such as www.whatconvention.org

See also

★ International Law

★ International Humanitarian Law

★ Refugee Law

★ International human rights instruments

★ European Convention on Human Rights

External links

★ A Brief Primer on International Law With cases and commentary. Nathaniel Burney, 2007.

★ Official United Nations website

★ Official UN website on International Law

★ Official website of the International Court of Justice