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International human rights law has expanded remarkably since the 1990s. It is therefore more important than ever to identify, beyond specific controversies, its deeper structure and the general pattern of evolution. Moreover, it has a logic of its own: though part of international law, it borrows many of its principles from domestic constitutional law. This leading textbook meets both challenges. It has been significantly updated for the new third edition, introducing sections on subjects including business and human rights, amongst…
The engaging and critical style, combined with new case studies and figures, ensures students gain a deep understanding of this complex subject
Illustrates how different sources of international human rights law interact with one another, leading to the emergence of a comparative 'common law' of human rights
Introduces new topics including business and human rights, trade and investment treaties and human rights, and climate change and human rights
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Author
Olivier De Schutter,Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium
Olivier De Schutter is Professor at Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium and at SciencesPo. He was the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the right to food between 2008 and 2014 and is currently a member of the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (2015–22). A Member of the Global Law School Faculty at New York University, he has been Visiting Professor at a number of institutions, most recently at Columbia University, New York and at Yale University, Connecticut. He has published widely on European and international human rights law, with a specific focus on the relationship between governance and human rights and on economic globalization and human rights. In 2013, he was awarded the prestigious Francqui Prize in the social sciences and humanities, and in 2017 became the first non-American to be awarded the Leadership award of the James Beard Foundation.