Revised version of author's Ph.D. thesis, Catholic University of Leuven. Includes bibliographical references (p. 597-621) and index.
Contents:
Background : fragmentation of international law and "human rightism" -- Research assumption -- Methodological approach -- Recurrent references to the concept of law-making treaties (with an independent monitoring organ) -- Assessing the "special" approach towards reservations (articles 19-23 VCLT) -- Special application of human rights treaties (articles 24-30 VCLT)? -- Special approach towards intepretation of human rights treaties (31-33 VCLT)? -- Special significance for third parties (articles 34-38 VLCT and 53)? -- Special status for the norms enshrined in the ECHR or the ACHR (articles 30, 34-42, 53, 59 and 64 VCLT)? -- Withdrawl from human rights treaties (article 56 VCLT) -- Specialty claim for various topics of general international law treated by human rights courts -- Human rightism or development -- Harmony, not autonomy -- "Specialty" claims of human rights law are seldom conclusive to depart from general international law -- Special status of human rights norms need to be clarified by general international law -- International human rights law does not threaten the unity of general international law.
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