Human Rights and Civil Liberties in the 21st Century

1. Interpretation and Application of the European Convention on Human Right in the Broader Context of International Law: Myth or Reality?
Cesare Pitea

2. Universal Human Rights Law in the United States
Mortimer N. S. Sellers, Mortimer N. S. Sellers

3. The Duty of Cooperation of the Respondent State During the Proceedings Before the European Court of Human Rights
Helena Vylder, Helena Vylder, Yves Haeck

4. Protection by the Law: The Positive Obligation to Develop a Legal Framework to Adequately Protect ECHR Rights
Laurens Lavrysen

5. The Adjudication Process and Reasoning at the International Criminal Court: The Lubanga Trial Chamber Judgment, Sentencing and Reparations
Susana SáCouto, Katherine Cleary

6. Interim Measures Before the Inter-American and African Human Rights Commissions: Strengths and Weaknesses
Clara Burbano-Herrera, Clara Burbano-Herrera, Frans Viljoen

7. The Law of the Sea and Human Rights in the Hirsi Jamaa and Others v. Italy Judgment of the European Court of Human Rights
Jasmine Coppens

8. New Frontiers in American Capital Punishment Litigation
Eric M. Freedman

9. The Impact of European Human Rights on Childbirth
Marlies Eggermont, Marlies Eggermont

10.
Res Interpretata: Legal Effect of the European Court of Human Rights’ Judgments for other States Than Those Which Were Party to the Proceedings
Adam Bodnar

Keywords: Law, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, European Law, Public Law, Constitutional Law