UN Treaty Bodies und nationale Gerichte

Compliance with the nine UN human rights treaties is overseen at the international level by the quasi-judicial UN Treaty Bodies. While their documentation is not formally binding, it is widely understood that member states must take them into consideration. This raises the question of how national courts – entrusted with the primary responsibility for domestic enforcement of the UN human rights treaties – receive the committees’ documentation. The book addresses this question through a comprehensive analysis of case law from Germany, South Africa, and France and, adopting a comparative perspective, identifies the factors that facilitate or impede judicial reception.