Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Table of Treaties and Other International InstrumentsList of Cases; Introduction; Chapter 1 - The Indeterminacy of Human Rights I. IntroductionII. Human Rights and International LawIII. Basis of human rights indeterminacyIV. Reactions V. A Way ForwardChapter 2 - The Evolution of human rights in international Law I. IntroductionII. The Facilitation StageIII.

The Legalisation StageIV. Critique of ScholarshipV. Concluding RemarksChapter 3 - Human Rights and the Rule of Law I. IntroductionII. Transformation and TrasubstantiationIII. Effects of LegalisationIV. Concluding RemarksChapter 4 - The United Nations Human Rights Treaties I. IntroductionII.

Law in Treaty TextsIII. Human Rights Law and Cultural DiversityIV. EffectivenessV. Concluding RemarksChapter 5 - The European Convention on Human Rights I. IntroductionII. Law in the ConventionIII. The Power of InterpretationIV. RedressV.

Limits to Transformative InterpretationVI. Concluding RemarksChapter 6 - The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights I. IntroductionII. Law in the CharterIII. Interpreting the CharterIV. The Charter in National PracticeV. Concluding RemarksChapter 7 - The American Convention on Human Rights I. IntroductionII.

Textual Indicators and the Rule of LawIII. Approaches to InterpretationIV. Enforced DisappearancesV. Cultural DiversityVI. Concluding RemarksChapter 8 - Conclusions and Implications of Legalisation: A Special Regime? I. IntroductionII. Broad ConclusionsIII. Special RegimeIV.

The Opinion on The Genocide ConventionV. The European Convention on Human RightsVI. The American Convention on Human RightsVII. The Human Rights Committee General Comment Number 24VIII. Consequences of Human Rights Treaty PracticeIX. Lessons on 'Special' CharacterBibliography; Index.