Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Ghent University Faculty of Law, 2016) issued under title: Effective application of criminal law mechanics in human rights protection : the function of criminal prosecution in contemporary criminal justice systems.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction -- Procedural obligation in the multi-layered structure of human rights -- Obligation to investigate and prosecute human rights offences in international human rights law -- Obligation to investigate and prosecute human rights offences under the ECHR -- The concept of procedural obligation in practical legal reasoning -- Conceptualising variances: the right-claim to effective application of criminal-law mechanisms and the public prerogative of criminal prosecution -- Optimising variances : differentiation of the human rights element in the charging process -- Conclusion.
