International Human Rights Law

Preliminary Sections

• Preliminary sections
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Abbreviations
• Table of international instruments
• Table of statutes
• Table of cases
• Index
• About the authors
• Foreword

The International Law of Human Rights

• History of Human Rights
• The Concept of Human Rights: Theory and Contestation
• Subjects and Sources of International Human Rights Law
• The International Bill of Human Rights
• Other UN Human Rights Instruments
• Regional Human Rights Instruments
• Related Fields: International Labour, Refugee, Humanitarian and Criminal Law

The Canadian Reception of International Human Rights Law

• General Principles of Canadian Reception Law
• Reception Through the Charter and Other Human Rights Laws
• Reception of Specific International Human Rights
• Reception of International Labour, Refugee, Humanitarian and Criminal Laws

The Promotion and Protection of Human Rights

• State Responsibility for Breaches of Human Rights Law
• Canadian Human Rights Mechanisms
• UN Human Rights Mechanisms
• Regional Human Rights Mechanisms
• Other Multilateral Mechanisms
• International and Mixed Criminal Tribunals
• Foreign Criminal and Civil Proceedings
• Non-Governmental Organizations
• Contemporary Trends and Issues
• Concordance of Canadian and International Human Rights Instruments
• Understanding Canada Treaty Series Citations
• Selected Treaties in Force for Canada