Using International Human Rights Law in Legal Services Cases

Clearinghouse Review, Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 1242-1254, 1989

13 Pages Posted: 7 Jul 2008

See all articles by Constance de la Vega

Constance de la Vega

University of San Francisco School of Law

Date Written: July 2, 2008

Abstract

This article provides an overview of international human rights law for legal services lawyers, and seeks to encourage advocates to use this body of law to help expand and protect the rights of legal services clients. It describes the basic documents comprising international human rights law (e.g., the Charter of the United Nations, the International Bill of Human Rights, and the American Convention on Human Rights) and discusses how international human rights law might help expand human rights under state and federal law, offering examples from the areas of anti discrimination law, women rights, economic rights, social and cultural rights and the rights of prisoners and other institutionalized persons.

Keywords: international human rights, legal services, Charter of the United Nations, International Bill of Human Rights, American Convention on Human Rights

Suggested Citation

de la Vega, Constance, Using International Human Rights Law in Legal Services Cases (July 2, 2008). Clearinghouse Review, Vol. 22, No. 10, pp. 1242-1254, 1989, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1154807

Constance De la Vega (Contact Author)

University of San Francisco School of Law ( email )

2130 Fulton Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
United States

Do you have negative results from your research you’d like to share?

Paper statistics

Downloads
38
Abstract Views
657
PlumX Metrics