Provisional measures indicated by international courts and quasi-judicial organs in human rights cases Abstract Whenever human rights are at stake there should be quick response of the authority dealing with the situation. Provisional measures are therefore useful tool how to prevent irreparable harm. The aim of my thesis is to analyse provisional measures indicated by various human rights adjudicators from different continents. Main focus is put on legal provisions empowering international courts and quasi-judicial organs to indicate provisional measures, examining whether provisional measures are legally binding, exploring the extent to which international forums indicate provisional measures and highlighting some specific types of provisional measures. The approach is description with elements of comparison. The thesis is composed of six chapters. Chapter one is introductory and defines the concept of provisional measures and its main characteristics and conditions for use. Chapters two to five are dealing with various courts and quasi-judicial organs on the universal level and in Europe, Africa and the Americas. Chapter two is subdivided into two parts. Part one examines International Court of Justice, which is not strictly speaking human rights adjudicator and is not allowing individual complaints, but...
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:340557 |
| Date | January 2014 |
| Creators | Hodysová, Petra |
| Contributors | Faix, Martin, Honusková, Věra |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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