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Human Rights Unbound: A Theory of Extraterritoriality
This book uses approaches from legal and political philosophy to develop a theory of when states owe human rights obligations to individuals outside of their own territory, looking at economic, social, and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights.
| Author(s) | By Lea Raible (Lecturer in Public Law, Lecturer in Public Law, University of Glasgow). |
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| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Format | Hardback |
| Pages | 256 |
| Published in | United Kingdom |
| Published | 11 Jun 2020 |
| Availability | Available |
This book uses approaches from legal and political philosophy to develop a theory of when states owe human rights obligations to individuals outside of their own territory, looking at economic, social, and cultural rights as well as civil and political rights.
Introduction 1: Extraterritoriality as a Matter of Interpretation 2: The Values of International Human Rights Law 3: Jurisdiction and Justification 4: A Concept of Power as the Basis of Jurisdiction 5: Jurisdiction as Political Power 6: Title to Ter
Lea Raible is a Lecturer in Public Law at the University of Glasgow. She has previously held academic positions at Maastricht University, the University of Edinburgh, and University College London.
