Readership: Scholars and postgraduate students of international law, international relations, and human rights law. Human rights activists and political scientists. Diplomats, lawyers, and government representatives attached to human rights organizations.
Edited by Philip Alston, Professor of International Law, European University Institute, Florence
"a thoughtful analysis of a very important issue by a wide range of specialists united by their interest and concern for human rights." - Choice February 2001
Notes on Contributors 1: Philip Alston: Bills of Rights in Comparative Perspective I. National Level Protection of Human Rights without a Bill of Rights 2: John Doyle & Belinda Wells: How Far Can the Common Law Go Towards Protecting Human Rights II. The Role of International Norms in the Absence of a Bill of Rights 3: Andrew Clapham: The European Convention on Human Rights in the British Courts: Problems Associated with the Incorporation of International Human Rights 4: David Kinley: Parliamentary Scrutiny of Human Rights: A Duty Neglected? III. Comparative Experiences with Bills of Rights 5: Yash Ghai: The Kenyan Bill of Rights 6: Mary Eberts: The Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms: A Feminist Perspective 7: Philip A. Joseph: The New Zealand Bill of Rights Experience 8: Andrew Byrnes: And Some Have Bills of Rights Thrust Upon Them: Hong Kong's Bill of Rights 9: Martin Chanock: A Post-Calvinist Catechism or a Post-Communist Manifesto? Intersecting Narratives in the South African Bill of Rights Debate 10: David Kretzmer: Basic Laws as a Surrogate Bill of Rights: The Case of Israel IV. The Judiciary and Bills of Rights 11: Robert Sharpe: The Impact of a Bill of Rights on the Role of the Judiciary: A Canadian Perspective 12: Sir Gerard Brennan: The Impact of a Bill of Rights on the Role of the Judiciary: An Australian Perspective Select Bibliography Index
