Kjetil Mujezinovic Larsen

Boken redegjør for norsk utlendingsrett med utgangspunkt i utlendingsloven av 2008 sett i lys av konstitusjonelle rammer og internasjonale forpliktelser. Utlendingsretten preges av hyppige regelendringer, og boken vier særlig oppmerksomhet til generelle og varige hensyn og prinsipper som ligger til grunn for lovreguleringen. Boken retter seg mot studenter og andre som ønsker en oversikt over norsk utlendingsrett.

Menneskerettigheter i et nøtteskall gir en innføring i hvordan menneskerettigheter er beskyttet i internasjonale og regionale konvensjoner, Grunnloven og andre nasjonale lover. Et viktig tema er hvilken betydning konvensjoner om menneskerettigheter har når vi tolker norsk rett. Boken redegjør for innholdet i et vidt spekter av menneskerettigheter, og både økonomiske, sosiale, kulturelle, sivile og politiske rettigheter inkluderes.

Do States, through their military forces, have legal obligations under human rights treaties towards the local civilian population during UN-mandated peace operations? It is frequently claimed that it is unrealistic to require compliance with human rights treaties in peace operations and this has led to an unwillingness to hold States accountable for human rights violations. In this book, Kjetil Larsen criticises this position by addressing the arguments against the applicability of human rights treaties and demonstrating that compliance with the treaties is unrealistic only if one takes an 'all or nothing' approach to them. He outlines a coherent and more flexible approach which distinguishes clearly between positive and negative obligations and makes treaty compliance more realistic. His proposals for the application of human rights treaties would also strengthen the legal framework for human rights protection in peace operations without posing any unrealistic obligations on the military forces.

Do States, through their military forces, have legal obligations under human rights treaties towards the local civilian population during UN-mandated peace operations? It is frequently claimed that it is unrealistic to require compliance with human rights treaties in peace operations and this has led to an unwillingness to hold States accountable for human rights violations. In this book, Kjetil Larsen criticises this position by addressing the arguments against the applicability of human rights treaties and demonstrating that compliance with the treaties is unrealistic only if one takes an 'all or nothing' approach to them. He outlines a coherent and more flexible approach which distinguishes clearly between positive and negative obligations and makes treaty compliance more realistic. His proposals for the application of human rights treaties would also strengthen the legal framework for human rights protection in peace operations without posing any unrealistic obligations on the military forces.