Table of Contents

I: The Foundations of International Human Rights Law 1: Origins and Universality 2: Notions and Sources 3: The Legal Nature of Human Rights Obligations 4: Scope of Application of Human Rights 5: Obligations: International Humanitarian Law II: Implementation of Human Rights 6: Basic Principles 7: Treaty Bodies 8: Charter Based Bodies III: Substantive Guarantees 9: Protection of Human Life 10: Protection of Human Integrity - Prohibition of Ill-Treatment and of Enforced Disappearance 11: Protection of Human Identity - Prohibition of Discrimination and Protection of Minorities 12: Protection of Private Life 13: Protection of the Intellectual and Spiritual Sphere 14: Protection of the Human Person in the Economic Sphere 15: Protection of Persons Deprived of their Liberty and Fair Trial Guarantees 16: Protection of Participation in Political Life 17: Protection During Migration, Forced Displacement, and Flight

About the Author

Walter Kälin is Professor of Constitutional and International Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Bern, and a former Dean of the Faculty and Head of the Legal Department. Jörg Künzli is Assistant Professor of Public International and Constitutional Law at the Faculty of Law, University of Bern.