Contemporary Issues in Human Rights Law

Part I. Human Rights in Europe

1. Mechanisms to Protect Human Rights in the EU’s External Relations
Yumiko Nakanishi

2. Fundamental Rights Regimes in the European Union: Contouring Their Spheres
Ferdinand Wollenschläger

3. Human Rights Protection in the EU as Unitas Multiplex

Noriko Ofuji

Part II. Human Rights in Asia

4. The Role of the Judicial Branch in the Protection of Fundamental Rights in Japan
Masahito Tadano

5. Does Formal Rank Matter?
Shu-Perng Hwang

6. The Asian Region and the International Criminal Court
Hitomi Takemura

Part III. Special Topics of Human Rights in Europe and Asia

7. The Principle of Non-discrimination in the European Convention on Human Rights and in EU Fundamental Rights Law
Niels Petersen

8. Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Europe and Asia
Sara De Vido

9. Guarantee of the Right to Freedom of Speech in Japan—A Comparison with Doctrines in Germany
Takashi Jitsuhara

10. China’s Development Banks in Asia: A Human Rights Perspective
Matthias Vanhullebusch

Avainsanat: Law, Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law, Constitutional Law, Human Rights, European Law