TY - BOOK AU - Nifosi-Sutton,Ingrid TI - The protection of vulnerable groups under international human rights law T2 - Routledge research in human rights law SN - 9781138838420 PY - 2017/// CY - Abingdon, Oxon PB - Routledge KW - European Court of Human Rights KW - United Nations KW - Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights KW - Committee on the Rights of the Child KW - International law and human rights N1 - Includes bibliographical references : (pages 280-291) and index; Introducing the international legal protection of vulnerable groups -- The legal protection of vulnerable groups as an integral component of the scope of international human rights law -- The practice of UN Treaty bodies and thematic UN special procedures relevant to the protection of vulnerable groups -- The practice of the Committee on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights, and the Committee on the Rights of the Child relevant to the protection of vulnerable groups -- Regional trends in the protection of vulnerable groups and their members -- The vulnerability paradigm of the European Court of Human Rights -- The practice of domestic courts relevant to vulnerable groups and persons -- Conclusive reflections ER -