The International Commission of Jurists: Global Advocates for Human Rights

by Howard B. Tolley, Jr.

Overview

Since its founding in 1952, the International Commission of Jurists has inspired the international human rights movement with persistent demands that governments obey the rule of law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780812232547
Publisher:	University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
Publication date:	05/29/1994
Series:	Pennsylvania Studies in Human Rights
Pages:	376
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)
Lexile:	1400L (what's this?)

Editorial Reviews

"This is the definitive history of a nongovernmental organization based in Geneva and well known to specialists on human rights."

Choice

"An in-depth study of one of the most significant nongovernmental organizations concerning itself with human rights. . . . The great strength of this book is its comprehensive description of the work of the ICJ from its inception."

Journal of Law and Society

"For historical detail, systematic analysis, and practical prescriptions for effective NGO action, Howard Tolley, Jr. has set a high standard in a much needed field of scholarly work. The research invested in this volume yields a workmanlike study which shows considerable insight into the origins and activities of an influential and elite agglomeration of lawyers, judges, and law professors in the post-World War II period."

Human Rights Quarterly

"Excellent."—Cambridge Law Journal

"This is the definitive history of a nongovernmental organization based in Geneva and well known to specialists on human rights."—Choice

"For historical detail, systematic analysis, and practical prescriptions for effective NGO action, Howard Tolley, Jr. has set a high standard in a much needed field of scholarly work. The research invested in this volume yields a workmanlike study which shows considerable insight into the origins and activities of an influential and elite agglomeration of lawyers, judges, and law professors in the post-World War II period."—Human Rights Quarterly

"An in-depth study of one of the most significant nongovernmental organizations concerning itself with human rights. . . . The great strength of this book is its comprehensive description of the work of the ICJ from its inception."—Journal of Law and Society

From the Publisher

Tolley (political science, U. of Cincinnati) traces the history of the non-government body from its 1952 founding by the CIA to combat Communism, the ending of covert funding in 1967, the subsequent funding by European governments, the group's lobbying for human rights guarantees based on the western concepts of rule by law, and the successes they have achieved in international, regional, and national arenas. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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