Human Rights Law: From Dissemination to Application: Essays in Honour of Goran Melander (The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library) (The Raoul Wallenberg Institute Human Rights Library)

This unique collection of essays has been compiled in honour of Professor Goran Melander, one of the founders of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), in Lund, Sweden. Goran Melander served as the Institute's first director and subsequently as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The volume illustrates the complex relationship between dissemination of human rights standards and their application in human rights law, and thus serves as a tribute to Melander's belief in and commitment to the dynamics of education in human rights law. The contributors are human rights scholars and activists, all colleagues and friends associated with various stages of Melander's professional career. Group Accommodation And The Challenges Of Education : Multicultural Or Intercultural-or A Combination Of The Two? / Asbj©ırn Eide -- The Importance Of An Education In Human Rights / The Education Of Police In Human Rights--a Framework For Human Rights Programmes For Police / Human Rights Education In China / Human Rights Education And Research In China : The Contribution Of The Raoul Wallenberg Institute / Human Rights Education In The Netherlands / The Protection Of Civilian Educational Institutions During The Active Hostilities Of International Armed Conflict In International Humanitarian Law / The Self-reflective Human Rights Promoter / Hugo Grotius And The Roots Of Human Rights Law / Human Rights Before International Criminal Courts / Never Again? Rwanda And The World / The Contested Notion Of Freedom Of Opinion / From 'protective Passports' To Protected Entry Procedures? The Legacy Of Raoul Wallenberg In The Contemporary Asylum Debate / Implementing International Human Rights Law On Behalf Of Asylum Seekers And Refugees : The Record Of The Nordic Countries / Refugees In Swedish Private International Law / Civil Freedoms And Rights In The Swedich Constitution Of 1974 : The Process And The Rationale / Various Interpretations Of Human Rights For Women--challenges At United Nations' Conferences / Implementation Of International Conventions As A Socio-legal Enterprise : Examples From The Convention On The Rights Of The Child / M. Arthur Diakite�� -- Ralph Crawshaw -- Li Baodong -- Sun Shiyan -- Cees Flinterman And Stacey Nitchov -- David A.g. Lewis -- Jonas Grimheden -- Ove Bring -- Vojin Dimitrijevic�� And Marko Milanovic�� -- Lennart Aspegren -- Herdi��s Tho��rgeirsdottir -- Gregor Noll -- Robin Lo��o��f And Brian Gorlick-- Legal Position Of Asylum Seekers In Austria / Lauri Hannikainen -- Michael Bogdan -- Carl-gustaf Andre��n -- Elisabeth Gerle -- Ha�� By Jonas Grimheden And Rolf Ring (eds.). Includes Bibliographical References. Group accommodation and the challenges of education : multicultural or intercultural or a combination of the two? / Asbjørn Eide The importance of an education in human rights / M. Arthur Diakité The education of police in human rights a framework for human rights programmes for police / Ralph Crawshaw Human rights education in China / Li Baodong Human rights education and research in China : the contribution of The Raoul Wallenberg Institute / Sun Shiyan Human rights education in the Netherlands / Cees Flinterman and Stacey Nitchov The protection of civilian educational institutions during the active hostilities of international armed conflict in international humanitarian law / David A.G. Lewis The self-reflective human rights promoter / Jonas Grimheden Hugo Grotius and the roots of human rights law / Ove Bring Human rights before international criminal courts / Vojin Dimitrijević and Marko Milanović Never again? Rwanda and the world / Lennart Aspegren The contested notion of freedom of opinion / Herdís Thórgeirsdottir From 'protective passports' to protected entry procedures? the legacy of Raoul Wallenberg in the contemporary asylum debate / Gregor Noll Implementing international human rights law on behalf of asylum seekers and refugees : the record of the Nordic countries / Robin Lööf and Brian Gorlick Legal position of asylum seekers in Austria / Lauri Hannikainen Refugees in Swedish private international law / Michael Bogdan Civil freedoms and rights in the Swedish constitution of 1974 : the process and the rationale / Carl-Gustaf Andrén Various interpretations of human rights for women challenges at United Nations' conferences / Elisabeth Gerle Implementation of international conventions as a socio-legal enterprise : examples from the Convention on the Rights of the Child / Håkan Hydén. This unique collection of essays has been compiled in honour of Professor Göran Melander, one of the founders of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), in Lund, Sweden. Göran Melander served as the Institute's first director and subsequently as the Chairman of the Board of Directors. The volume illustrates the complex relationship between dissemination of human rights standards and their application in human rights law, and thus serves as a tribute to Melander's belief in and commitment to the dynamics of education in human rights law. The contributors are human rights scholars and activists, all colleagues and friends associated with various stages of Melander's professional career. A collection of essays compiled in honour of Professor Goran Melander, one of the founders of the Raoul Wallenberg Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law (RWI), in Lund, Sweden. This volume illustrates the complex relationship between dissemination of human rights standards and their application in human rights law