Background
Alston, Philip was born on January 23, 1950 in Melbourne, Australia. Son of Robert Bruce and Sheila Gertrude (MacKenzie) Alston.
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Promoting Human Rights through Bills of Rights: Comparative Perspectives
(In recent years the international community has continued...)
In recent years the international community has continued to adopt a flow of both binding and non-binding human rights instruments. But despite the significant domestic impact of these developments, most of the literature on human rights has focused on international procedures and institutions, to the neglect of domestic legal arrangements. In this timely volume Professor Alston and a team of distinguished contributors examine the consequences of international human rights treaty obligations at national level. The problems addressed include the transformation of international norms into national law; how to prepare appropriate domestic arrangements for giving effect to international norms (with particular emphasis on the role of the bill of rights); an assessment of the impact of international obligations on domestic legal regimes. This carefully edited collection will be of interest to all practitioners, scholars, and students of the law and theory of international human rights.
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Promoting Human Rights through Bills of Rights: Comparative Perspectives by Philip Alston (2000-03-23)
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Philip Alston
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Bachelor of Laws with honors, U. Melbourne, 1972; Bachelor in Comm., U. Melbourne, 1976; Master of Laws, U. Melbourne, 1976; Doctor of Juridical Science, University of California, Berkely, 1980.
Career
Principal, private secretary, Min. for Capital Terrace, Australia, 1974-1975;
legal officer, United Nations, Geneva, 1978-1984;
associate professor, Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Boston, 1984-1989;
lecturer, Harvard Law School, Boston, 1984-1989;
professor, Australian National U., Canberra, Australia, 1989-1995;
professor international law, head law department, European U. Institute, Florence, since 1996. Visiting professor Harvard Law School, Boston, 1993, University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, 1993. Visiting professor global law program New York University, since 1998.
Deputy dean A.N.U. Law School, 1994-1995. Human rights commissioner Australian Capital Terrace, 1992-1994. Consultant Min. for Foreign Affairs, Canberra, 1994-1995.
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Promoting Human Rights through Bills of Rights: Comparative Perspectives
(In recent years the international community has continued...)
- Promoting Human Rights through Bills of Rights: Comparative Perspectives by Philip Alston (2000-03-23)
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Promoting Human Rights through Bills of Rights: Comparative Perspectives
Membership
Chairperson commission on economics and social rights United Nations, Geneva, since 1991.
Connections
Married Helen Brien, May 6, 1978. Children: Sylvie Leila, Theresa Helen.
