Saturday, March 28, 2009

Boerefijn & Goldschmidt: Changing Perceptions of Sovereignty and Human Rights

Ineke Boerefijn (Univ. of Utrecht - Law) & Jenny E. Goldschmidt (Univ. of Utrecht - Law) have published Changing Perceptions of Sovereignty and Human Rights: Essays in Honour of Cees Flinterman (Intersentia 2008). Contents include:
  • Tim Koopmans, The Internationalisation of the Rule of Law
  • Menno T. Kamminga, Humanisation of International Law
  • Bas de Gaay Fortman, Beating the State at its Own Game. An Inquiry into the Intricacies of Sovereignty and the Separation of Powers
  • Kofi Kumado, Changing Perceptions of Sovereignty and Human Rights in Africa
  • Marjolein van den Brink, Gendered Sovereignty? In Search of Gender Bias in the International Law Concept of State Sovereignty
  • Nico Schrijver, Unravelling State Sovereignty? The Controversy on the Right of Indigenous Peoples to Permanent Sovereignty over their Natural Wealth and Resources
  • Yvonne Donders, The UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. A Victory for Cultural Autonomy?
  • Fons Coomans, Sovereignty Fading away? Prioritising Domestic Health Needs Versus Promoting Free Trade
  • Theo van Boven, Five Years After Strengthening the United Nations. Recasting the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights
  • Tiemo Oostenbrink, The Reform of the Thematic Treaty Mechanisms of the United Nations
  • Yuwen Li, The Influence of International Organisations on the Protection of Human Rights in the Chinese Legal System
  • Peter Malcontent, The European Union’s Influence on the Character and Effectiveness of Dutch Conduct in the UN Commission on Human Rights
  • Pieter Kooijmans, Upholding Human Rights in a Tense and Globalising World
  • Willem J.M. van Genugten, Questioning the Freedom from Fear. A Meaningful Concept in a World Full of Abuse of Power and Injustice
  • Ineke Boerefijn & Jenny Goldschmidt, Combating Domestic Violence Against Women. A Positive State Duty Beyond Sovereignty
  • Leonard Besselink, The European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights. From Sovereign Immunity in Bosphorus to Full Scrutiny Under the Reform Treaty?
  • Susanne Burri, The Position of the European Court of Justice with Respect to the Enforcement of Human Rights
  • Egbert Myjer, Hardly a Week Goes by Without . . . Observations on the Increasing Number of General Problems of International Law in the Case Law of the European Court of Human Rights
  • Leo Zwaak, The Role of the Council of Europe and Its Committee of Ministers. Analysing the Efficiency of Measures Taken Under Article 46(2) of the ECHR
  • Titia Loenen, Religious Pluralism and the European Court of Human Rights. Some Reflections on the Pros and Cons of a Wide Margin of Appreciation in the Case of Sahin v. Turkey
  • Chrisje Brants, The Free Flow of Information. A Sovereign Concept in and of Itself
  • Mitsue Inazumi, Japan and the ICC. A Reflection from the Perspective of the Principle of Complementarity
  • Bertrand Ramcharan, Sovereignties of Impunity and Contemporary Challenges of International Protection
  • Duco Hellema, Sovereignty and Peacebuilding
  • Peter Baehr, Human Rights in Foreign Policy and International Relations. Shifting Emphasis after 9/11? The Cases of the United States and the Netherlands
  • Bibi Van Ginkel, Combating International Terrorism: New Powers for the Security Council?
  • Olivier Ribbelink, Another Responsibility to Protect? Some Thoughts on a Possible Consequence of GMES, or How Remote Sensing for the Good Cause Could Result in ‘Another’ Responsibility to Protect
  • Eric Myjer, Afghanistan, the Erosion of the Right to Self-Defence and the Case of the Missing Immediacy. The Debate on the Ban on the Use of Force and Self-Defence from a Human Rights Perspective