Nigel S Rodley
Biographic Data
| ID | 5697952 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nigel S Rodley |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nigel S |
| FAMILY NAME | Rodley |
| SIGNATURE | RODLEY N S |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 39 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1971 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
The Treatment of Prisoners under International Law
The first edition of this book was one of the earliest to establish that the newly developing international law of human rights could be set down as any other branch of international law. It also incorporates the complementary fields of international humanitarian law and international criminal law, while addressing the problems associated with their interaction with human rights law. The book acknowledges areas of ambiguity or where developments …
On the responsibility of special rapporteurs
While acclaimed for their activities in addressing human rights violations on behalf of the United Nations, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council have also been criticised by UN member states for actions asserted to be incompatible with their obligations. The criticisms have generally been self-serving and unconvincing, but some have had plausibility. The obligations of the special procedures are examined from the perspective of the …
Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
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United Nations Action Procedures against "Disappearances," Summary or Arbitrary Executions, and Torture
things possible in the present state of international organization to an international habeas corpus.1 They were to be proved right. Moreover, the mandate of the Working Group was to serve as a model for two more mechanisms: a Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions (created in 1982) and a Special Rapporteur on torture (created in 1985). The three mechanisms together can indeed be said to represent an approximation of a United Natio…
Enhancing Global Human Rights
After Bangladesh
In the Bangladesh crisis, two important objectives of international law appeared to be in conflict: that of peace and that of justice. The former objective is set out in the rules of the U.N. Charter against the use of force by states except in self-defense against an armed attack. The second is found in the provisions of the Charter and in various resolutions, declarations, and covenants pertaining to fundamental human rights and self determinat…
Remarks by Prof. Nigel S. Rodley
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New School for Social Research, April 2-3, 1971
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After Bangladesh
In the Bangladesh crisis, two important objectives of international law appeared to be in conflict: that of peace and that of justice. The former objective is set out in the rules of the U.N. Charter against the use of force by states except in self-defense against an armed attack. The second is found in the provisions of the Charter and in various resolutions, declarations, and covenants pertaining to fundamental human rights and self determinat…
Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
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Enhancing Global Human Rights
United Nations Action Procedures against "Disappearances," Summary or Arbitrary Executions, and Torture
things possible in the present state of international organization to an international habeas corpus.1 They were to be proved right. Moreover, the mandate of the Working Group was to serve as a model for two more mechanisms: a Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions (created in 1982) and a Special Rapporteur on torture (created in 1985). The three mechanisms together can indeed be said to represent an approximation of a United Natio…
New School for Social Research, April 2-3, 1971
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Remarks by Prof. Nigel S. Rodley
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After Bangladesh
In the Bangladesh crisis, two important objectives of international law appeared to be in conflict: that of peace and that of justice. The former objective is set out in the rules of the U.N. Charter against the use of force by states except in self-defense against an armed attack. The second is found in the provisions of the Charter and in various resolutions, declarations, and covenants pertaining to fundamental human rights and self determinat…
Enhancing Global Human Rights
United Nations Action Procedures against "Disappearances," Summary or Arbitrary Executions, and Torture
things possible in the present state of international organization to an international habeas corpus.1 They were to be proved right. Moreover, the mandate of the Working Group was to serve as a model for two more mechanisms: a Special Rapporteur on summary or arbitrary executions (created in 1982) and a Special Rapporteur on torture (created in 1985). The three mechanisms together can indeed be said to represent an approximation of a United Natio…
Human Rights and Humanitarian Intervention
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The Treatment of Prisoners under International Law
The first edition of this book was one of the earliest to establish that the newly developing international law of human rights could be set down as any other branch of international law. It also incorporates the complementary fields of international humanitarian law and international criminal law, while addressing the problems associated with their interaction with human rights law. The book acknowledges areas of ambiguity or where developments …
On the responsibility of special rapporteurs
While acclaimed for their activities in addressing human rights violations on behalf of the United Nations, the special procedures of the Human Rights Council have also been criticised by UN member states for actions asserted to be incompatible with their obligations. The criticisms have generally been self-serving and unconvincing, but some have had plausibility. The obligations of the special procedures are examined from the perspective of the …
Political science (8 works) · Global Peace and Security Dynamics (6 works) · Human rights (6 works) · International Law and Human Rights (6 works) · Law (6 works) · Law (5 works) · Sociology (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Content (measure theory (3 works) · Psychology (3 works)