Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

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dialnet-ar-18-ART00011662212017-04-22Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights LawCaflisch, LuciusAfrican Charter on Human and Peoples’ RightsAmerican Convention on Human Rightscontrol over territoryEuropean Convention on Human Rightsquasi-territorial jurisdictionState responsibility for human rights violationssanctions for human rights viThis paper deals with the attribution of responsibility to StatesParties for violations of selected multilateral human rights treaties outside their territory, and the jurisdiction of the treaty organs over such violations. Jurisdiction over human rights violations may result from territorial sovereignty, but also from quasi-territorial domination (occupation and similar situations, jurisdiction over marine spaces) or from the exercise of personal jurisdiction such as activities by consular, diplomatic, or intelligence agents in foreign countries, acts by or on vessels on the high seas, or on air or space craft. For each of the treaty systems examined (African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights, American Convention on Human Rights, United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Convention on Human Rights), this contribution describes the system’s general features, its provisions on jurisdiction, and most importantly, the practices it generates. This allows for a number of conclusions: that all the mechanisms examined contain some compulsory elements, that all ofthem except the African system contain pertinent rules, and that all of these  mechanisms apply the classical rules of international law on the exercise of quasi-territorial and personal jurisdiction. States are responsible for the breaches of human rights standards committed by their agents and organs in the exercise of such jurisdiction, and treaty organs are entitled to deal with such breaches.2017text (article)application/pdfhttps://dialnet.unirioja.es/servlet/oaiart?codigo=5910879(Revista) ISSN 2027-1131(Revista) ISSN 2145-4493ACDI - Anuario Colombiano de Derecho Internacional, ISSN 2145-4493, Vol. 10, 2017 (Ejemplar dedicado a: Especial 10 años), pags. 161-203engLICENCIA DE USO: Los documentos a texto completo incluidos en Dialnet son de acceso libre y propiedad de sus autores y/o editores. Por tanto, cualquier acto de reproducción, distribución, comunicación pública y/o transformación total o parcial requiere el consentimiento expreso y escrito de aquéllos. Cualquier enlace al texto completo de estos documentos deberá hacerse a través de la URL oficial de éstos en Dialnet. Más información: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI | INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS STATEMENT: Full text documents hosted by Dialnet are protected by copyright and/or related rights. This digital object is accessible without charge, but its use is subject to the licensing conditions set by its authors or editors. Unless expressly stated otherwise in the licensing conditions, you are free to linking, browsing, printing and making a copy for your own personal purposes. All other acts of reproduction and communication to the public are subject to the licensing conditions expressed by editors and authors and require consent from them. Any link to this document should be made using its official URL in Dialnet. More info: https://dialnet.unirioja.es/info/derechosOAI

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African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
American Convention on Human Rights
control over territory
European Convention on Human Rights
quasi-territorial jurisdiction
State responsibility for human rights violations
sanctions for human rights vi

African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights
American Convention on Human Rights
control over territory
European Convention on Human Rights
quasi-territorial jurisdiction
State responsibility for human rights violations
sanctions for human rights vi
Caflisch, Lucius
Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

This paper deals with the attribution of responsibility to StatesParties for violations of selected multilateral human rights treaties outside their territory, and the jurisdiction of the treaty organs over such violations. Jurisdiction over human rights violations may result from territorial sovereignty, but also from quasi-territorial domination (occupation and similar situations, jurisdiction over marine spaces) or from the exercise of personal jurisdiction such as activities by consular, diplomatic, or intelligence agents in foreign countries, acts by or on vessels on the high seas, or on air or space craft. For each of the treaty systems examined (African Charter of Human and Peoples’ Rights, American Convention on Human Rights, United Nations Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, European Convention on Human Rights), this contribution describes the system’s general features, its provisions on jurisdiction, and most importantly, the practices it generates. This allows for a number of conclusions: that all the mechanisms examined contain some compulsory elements, that all ofthem except the African system contain pertinent rules, and that all of these  mechanisms apply the classical rules of international law on the exercise of quasi-territorial and personal jurisdiction. States are responsible for the breaches of human rights standards committed by their agents and organs in the exercise of such jurisdiction, and treaty organs are entitled to deal with such breaches.

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Caflisch, Lucius

Caflisch, Lucius

Caflisch, Lucius

Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

Attribution, Responsibility and Jurisdiction in International Human Rights Law

attribution, responsibility and jurisdiction in international human rights law

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