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Encyclopedia > 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. Human rights are rights which some hold to be inalienable and belonging to all humans. ... International human rights instruments can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, which are not legally binding although they may be politically so; and conventions, which are legally binding instruments concluded under international law. ... International Humanitarian Law (IHL), also known as the law of war, the laws and customs of war or the law of armed conflict, is the legal corpus comprised of the Geneva Conventions and the Hague Regulations, as well as subsequent treaties, case law, and customary international law. ... Refugee Law is the branch of International Law which deals with the rights and protection of refugees. ...


Sources of Human Rights Law

The 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights is generally agreed to mark the beginning of International Human Rights Law, though of course many states recognised human rights before this. It is a non-treaty text that has over time been complemented by a series of legally binding international treaties. The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (also UDHR) is a declaration adopted by the United Nations General Assembly (A/RES/217, December 10, 1948), outlining a view on basic human rights. ...


Declarations and treaties relating to International Human Rights Law are discussed in the article International human rights instruments. International human rights instruments can be classified into two categories: declarations, adopted by bodies such as the United Nations General Assembly, which are not legally binding although they may be politically so; and conventions, which are legally binding instruments concluded under international law. ...


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. A peremptory norm (also called jus cogens, Latin for compelling law) is a fundamental principle of international law considered to have acceptance among the international community of states as a whole. ...


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. The United Nations, or UN, is an international organization established in 1945 and now made up of 191 member states, which includes virtually all internationally recognized independent countries. ... European Court of Human Rights building in Strasbourg The European Court of Human Rights, often referred to informally as the Strasbourg Court, was created to systematise the hearing of human rights complaints from Council of Europe member states. ... The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is an autonomous judicial institution based in the city of San José, Costa Rica. ... A non-governmental organization (NGO) is an organization that is not part of a government and was not founded by states. ...


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NYU Law, Library - Foreign & International, Human Rights (1240 words)
The International Ce ntre for the Legal Protection of Human Rights, is an international human rights law centre established in 1982 to support and promote the development of legal protection for human rights and freedoms worldwide through the effective use of international and comparative human rights l
Human Rights Committee--The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights and its first Optional Protocol allowing individuals to submit complaints to the Human Rights Committee were adopted by the General Assembly on 16 December 1966 and entered into force on 23 March 1976.
The Second Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, aiming at the abolition of the death penalty, was adopted on 15 December 1989 and entered into force on 11 July 1991.
Enforced Apostasy: Zaheeruddin v. State ... IV International Human Rights Law (1172 words)
The United Nations Charter, *232 the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, *233 the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights *234 and the Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and Discrimination Based on Religion or Belief *235 all safeguard the Ahmadi right to freedom of religion.
Everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion; this right includes freedom to change his religion or belief, and freedom, either alone or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in teaching, practice, worship and observance.
This right shall include freedom to have or adopt a religion or belief of his choice, and freedom, either individually or in community with others and in public or private, to manifest his religion or belief in worship, observance, practice and teaching....
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