The Jurisprudence of Human Rights Tribunals on Remedies for Human Rights Violations

Authors

Dinah L. Shelton, George Washington University Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Book Part

Publication Date

2009

Status

Accepted

Abstract

This essay reviews the power of international human rights bodies to award remedies to parties before them. The essay looks first at the duties and obligations of states to afford remedies in domestic law. It then examines the express and implied remedial powers of human rights institutions and then discusses the various types of remedies that have been afforded by different international bodies. Finally, it notes how these remedies have evolved over time and suggests possible ways in which the law may develop in the future.

GW Paper Series

GWU Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-54; GWU Law School Public Law Research Paper No. 2013-54

SSRN Link

http://ssrn.com/abstract=2234146

Recommended Citation

Dinah Shelton, The Jurisprudence of Human Rights Tribunals on Remedies for Human Rights Violations, in INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND VICTIMS’ RIGHTS 57 (J.-F. Flauss ed., 2009).