国際的な人権保障はとくに第二次世界大戦以降、国際連合の活動を中心に大きく進展した。この講義では、国際的な人権保障の発展の跡をたどり、そのなかで世界人権宣言を条約化した国際人権規約がどのように適用されてきたかを検討する。また、同規約の日本による受容や国際人権法と人道法の関係についても触れたい。

International protection of human rights has largely developed under the auspices of the United Nations. This lecture will follow the development of such protection in general. Specifically, it will examine the application of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, which has codified the Universal Declaration of Human Rights adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1948. It will also look into the reception by Japan of international human rights norms as well as the relation between international human rights law and international humanitarian law.