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Human Rights in Private Law

By Daphne Barak-Erez , Daniel Friedmann

Book information

Year
2002
ISBN
1841132136, 9781841132136, 9781847311887
Open Library ID
OL3702990M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1244134 bytes)
Pages
400\416
Topic
Jurisprudence Law
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Traditionally, the theory of human rights limited its application to the public domain, namely the relationships between individuals and public authorities. The great expansion of human rights legislation and concepts in modern national and international law has given rise to a major issue relating to their potential impact on private relationships. This book examines this important topic, which may revolutionize private law. It presents new approaches which strive to broaden the application of human rights to the private field on the ground that power can be abused and human rights can be infringed even when all parties are private. The subject is examined from theoretical and comparative perspectives by leading scholars representing a diversity of legal systems - the United States, Canada, England, South Africa, Germany and Israel. Among the contributors are Professor Todd Rakoff (Harvard), Professor Roger Brownsword (Sheffield), Professor Hugh Beale (Warwick), Professor Ewan McKendrick (Oxford), Professor Ernest Weinrib and Professor Lorraine Weinrib (Toronto), Professor Christian Starck (Gottingen), Professor Andreas Heldrich (Munich) and others.

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