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by Klaus Hoffmann-Holland (Editor)
In a globalized world, an interdisciplinary dialogue on ethics and human rights is possible, necessary and fruitful for jurisprudence. Human rights can be understood as formalized ethics, and ethics can thus serve as a foundation for human rights. They are the framework for a communication of rights, and this communication is the context in which wrongs can be transformed into rights. Ethics do however also shape existing (recognized) human rights. Human rights are ethics in action. The enforcement of human rights, especially in international criminal law, as well as the implementation structures bring the ideas and principles of rights to life in a globalized world. Thus it is advisable to take an interdisciplinary approach to participation rights, social rights and human rights in general, in private and in public life.This work contains articles that were presented at an international and interdisciplinary conference on Ethics and Human Rights in a Globalized World in Jerusalem in the fall of 2008. Young researchers from Israel and Germany, who work in the fields of law, philosophy, political science and theology, deal with the foundation of human rights, the conflict between varying human rights and effective implementation structures. The part played by the World Bank in implementing human rights is highlighted, as is the significance of local cultural backgrounds. Other articles deal with the correlation of international criminal law and human rights. The book also contains an article by Aharon Barak, former Chief Justice of the Israel Supreme Court.
Author Biography
Klaus Hoffmann-Holland, Geboren 1971; Studium in Saarbrucken, Marburg und Giessen; 2000 Promotion; 2005 Habilitation; Auszeichnung mit dem Dr.-Herbert-Stolzenberg-Preis des Jahres 2005 in der Sektion Rechtswissenschaft; Tatigkeiten als Richter und Staatsanwalt in Rheinland-Pfalz; Lehr- und Forschungsaufenthalte an der University of Warwick (2006) und der Ecole normale superieure in Paris (2011); Gastprofessuren am Center for Transnational Legal Studies London, der Hebrew University of Jerusalem und der Nihon University Tokyo; 2010 und 2011 Adjunct Professor am Georgetown University Law Center, Summer Law Program in London; seit Marz 2008 Professor fur Kriminologie und Strafrecht an der Freien Universitat Berlin.
