Prosecuting human rights offences : rethinking the sword function of human rights law /
by Krešimir Kamber.
- xvii, 580 pages
- International criminal law series ; volume 11 .
- International criminal law series ; volume 11. .
Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Ghent University Faculty of Law, 2016) issued under title: Effective application of criminal law mechanics in human rights protection : the function of criminal prosecution in contemporary criminal justice systems --Preface.
Introduction -- Procedural obligation in the multi-layered structure of human rights -- Obligation to investigate and prosecute human rights offences in International human rights law -- Obligation to investigate and prosecute human rights offences under the ECHR -- The concept of procedural obligation in practical legal reasoning -- Conceptualising variances : the right-claim to effective application of criminal-law mechanisms and the public prerogative of criminal prosecution -- Optimising variances : differentiation of the human rights element in the charging process.
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International law and human rights. Prosecution--Decision making. Liability for human rights violations. Human rights--Criminal provisions. Victims of crimes--Civil rights. International and municipal law.