Tag: International Human Rights Law
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Book Review: Rainer Grote, Mariela Morales Antoniazzi, and Davide Paris “Research Handbook on Compliance in International Human Rights Law” (Cheltenham, Edward Elgar 2021).
—Irene Spigno, Academia Interamericana de Derechos Humanos How to make States compliant with their legal obligations with reference to international human rights law (henceforth IHRL)? The volume edited by Rainer Grote, Mariela Morales Antoniazzi, and Davide Paris tries to give an answer to this crucial question, with important practical implications regarding the effectiveness of human…
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The Judicial Ban on Asbestos in Brazil: A Turning Point in the Relationship between International Law and Collective Fundamental Rights?
—Ranieri Lima Resende, PhD. in Law Candidate, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Visiting Doctoral Researcher, New York University.* Celebrated as one of the most important news stories of 2017 by environmentalists and human rights’ activists,[1] the recent prohibition of asbestos production and commerce throughout the country, ordered by the Brazilian Supreme Court on…
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Judicial Review of Peace Amendments in Colombia: Towards Supraconstitutional Rules and Plurality Opinions?
—Vicente F. Benítez R., JSD student at NYU and Constitutional Law Professor at Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia) In a decision recently analyzed here on I-CONnect by Gonzalo Ramirez-Cleves, the Colombian Constitutional Court upheld a constitutional amendment that purports to shield the peace agreement between the FARC guerrillas and the Colombian Government.