Recent Publications on International Human Rights
| Published date | 01 September 2015 |
| DOI | 10.1177/016934411503300306 |
| Date | 01 September 2015 |
| Subject Matter | Part D: New Documentation |
Netherlands Qu arterly of Human Ri ghts, Vol. 33/3, 365–369, 2015.
© Netherlands I nstitute of Human Rig hts (SIM), Printed in the Net herlands. 365
PART D: NEW DOCUMENTATION
Recent Publications on International Human Rights
A Commentary on the Paris Principles on National Human Rights Institutions /
Gauthier De Beco and Rachel Mur ray. – Cambridge University Press, 2014. – X, 202 p.
ISBN: 978–1-10–703573–7
e Principles relating to the Status of National Institutions ( e Paris P rinciples)
were adopted by National Human Rights Instit utions (NHRIs) and endorsed by both
the UN General Assembly and Human Rights Commission. Since their adoption,
they have become the standa rds applicable to these inst itutions with a mandate to
promote and protect human rights. is book o ers a complete study of the Paris
Principles, which includes a n appraisal of their establ ishment, evolution and potential
for the future; a comprehensive commentar y on each provision; and a practical guide
to their interpretation, includi ng the implications they have for the i mplementation
of the competencies of NHRIs. is is the rst book to t horoughly analys e the Paris
Principles and wil l be essential readi ng for a global audience of both practitioners
working for NHRIs a nd the UN as well as human rights scholars .
Faith in public debate. On freedom of expre ssion and hate speech and religion in France
and the Netherlands / Est her Henriette Janssen. – Intersentia, 2015. – 654 p. – (School
of Human Rights Resea rch; no. 68)
ISBN: 978–1-78068–309–6
Should a politician be free to ercely attack t he religion of a sector of the population?
Should he be allowed to strongly rejec t the culture of a par ticular m inority group?
Should religious adherents be al lowed to advocate the transition from a democ ratic
to a theo cratic state ? Should a sati rical maga zine be fre e to mock relig ious gures and
practices? ese sor t of questions concern ‘the place of fait h in public debate’ and
continue to dominate public discussion t hat has been fuelled by a serie s of events,
including the terrorist at tacks in New York, Madrid and London and the terrori st
attack on French satirica l magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris.
Human Rights Acts: the mechanisms compared / Kr is Gledhil l. – Hart Publish ing,
2015. – XXXV, 556 p. – (Hart Studies in comparative publ ic law; no. 5)
ISBN: 978–1-8494–60 96–5
ere are now a number of statutes in d i erent parts of the world that o er non-
constitutional protect ion for human rights throug h mechanisms such as strong
interpretive obligations, quasi-tort actions and obligations on legislatures to consider
whether statutes are felt to breach huma n rights obligations. ey exist in New Zea land,
the United Kingdom, Ireland, t he Australian C apital Territory and Victoria. e
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