Human Rights as Part of Customary International Law: A Plea for Change of Paradigms

D'Amato, Anthony

doi:10.2139/ssrn.1689195

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Human Rights as Part of Customary International Law: A Plea for Change of Paradigms

Anthony D'Amato

Northwestern University - School of Law

October 5, 2010

Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 25, 1995
Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 10-56

Abstract:
The question for us international lawyers is how, and how much of, public sentiment for human rights has been transformed into binding international law.

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Keywords: International human rights norms, Customary international law, Sovereignty Paradigm, jus cogens, Neutral Paradigm, Contract Paradigm

JEL Classification: K10, K19, K30, K33

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Date posted: October 10, 2010

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D'Amato, Anthony, Human Rights as Part of Customary International Law: A Plea for Change of Paradigms (October 5, 2010). Georgia Journal of International and Comparative Law, Vol. 25, 1995; Northwestern Public Law Research Paper No. 10-56. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1689195 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1689195

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