Full Description
"The Baltic Yearbook of International Law" is an annual publication containing contributions on topical issues in international law and related fields that are relevant to Baltic affairs and beyond. In addition to articles on different aspects of international law, each Yearbook focuses on a theme with particular importance for the development of international law. The Yearbook serves as an important source of information and analysis not available elsewhere on the practices of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania in international law. Book reviews refer to books published in the Baltic States and concerning Baltic issues. Despite a clear Baltic ownership, the book aims at contributing to the development of thought, standard-setting and relevant practices in the world. Volume 2 is devoted to different issues presenting fresh challenges in the field of human rights law with a particular focus on biomedicine and human rights.
Contents
Editorial Note; I.Ziemele. Special Theme: Bioethics and Human Rights. Editorial Note; P. Zilgalvis. Biobanks: Investigating in Regulation; C. Trouet, D. Spurmont. The Regulation of Research on the New Biomedical Technologies: Standard Setting in Europe and its Baltic Region; P. Zilgalvis. The Estonian Genome Project and the Human Gene Research Act; J. Raidla, A. Nompler. General Articles. Protection against Discrimination under the European Convention on Human Rights: A Second-Class Guarantee; L. Wildhaber. Monitoring by the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe: A Useful 'Human Rights' Mechanism?; A. Drzemczewski. Effective Remedy in Asylum Cases with Particular Focus on Lithuania; L. Vysockiene. The Framework Convention on National Minorities: A Provisional Appraisal and a Memory of the Baltic States; P. Thornberry. National Minorities and European Community Law; R. Hofmann. Autonomy in Finland: The Territorial Autonomy of the Aland Islands and the Cultural Autonomy of the Indigenous Saami People; L. Hannikainen. The Prevention of Discrimination v. Protection of Minorities: With Particular Reference to 'Special Measures'; K. Myntti. Elements of Practices of the Baltic States in International Law: 2001. Latvia; K. Malinovska. Lithuania; M. Cvelich. Book Review. Dispute Settlement in Public International Law: Texts and Materials; K. Oelers-Frahm, A. Zimmermann (eds). List of Contributors. Information for Authors.
