Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-f554764f5-c4bhq Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2025-04-15T07:01:22.965Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

23 - States’ General Obligations

from Title 7 - International Legal Regime of Human Rights and Freedoms

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 April 2025

Ludovic Hennebel  and
Hélène Tigroudja
Ludovic Hennebel
Affiliation:
Aix-Marseille University
Hélène Tigroudja
Affiliation:
Aix-Marseille University
Get access

Summary

This chapter outlines the general obligations of states under international human rights law. It includes obligations to respect, protect, and fulfill human rights, as well as the duty to bring domestic law into conformity with international standards. The chapter examines the scope and nature of these obligations, the principles guiding state behavior, and the mechanisms for ensuring compliance. It also discusses the challenges and opportunities for states in meeting their human rights obligations, highlighting the importance of international cooperation and support. The chapter emphasizes the need for states to adopt a holistic approach to human rights protection, integrating legal, policy, and practical measures.

Keywords

Respect Human RightsProtect Human RightsFulfill Human RightsDomestic LawConventionalityNonrefoulementDue DiligencePositive MeasuresPreventive ActionsHuman Rights InstrumentsCompliance Mechanisms
Type
Chapter
Information
International Human Rights Law
A Treatise
 , pp. 475 - 487
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2025

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

Book purchase

Temporarily unavailable

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure [email protected] is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

Available formats
×