Remedies for Human Rights Violations A Two-Track Approach to Supra-national and National Law
Produktdetaljer
Biographical note
Kent Roach holds the Prichard Wilson Chair in Law and Public Policy at the University of Toronto in Canada He has written fifteen books including Constitutional Remedies in Canada (1994) and 2nd ed (2013) and The 9/11 Effect Comparative Counter-Terrorism (2011). His work on remedies has been widely cited by courts. Acting pro-bono he has been counsel in many of the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decisions on remedies for rights violations.'Professor Roach provides a compelling normative approach to and comprehensive synthesis of the relevant international and domestic practice on remedies for human rights violations. This work is an outstanding contribution to the literature on human rights. It will be an essential reference for scholars and practitioners in their treatment of individual and systemic human rights problems.' S. James Anaya, Dean and University Distinguished Professor, University of Colorado Law School
'This brilliant book makes the neglected topic of remedies central to the study of both international human rights law and comparative public law. Kent Roach's innovative two-track approach to remedying rights violations reframes the debate and will become the jumping off point for judges and scholars working across these vast fields. A must read.' David Landau, Mason Ladd Professor and Associate Dean for International Programs, Florida State University