Human Rights Between Idealism and Realism (in Serbian)
The author attempts to investigate the extent to which international human rights law impacts on state behaviour and on the individual’s position – a persistent question, posed at every mass violation of human rights. Tomuschat analyses how far normative proclamations contained in international instruments may be applied in a concrete situation. In his analysis, considering it necessary to first understand the context in which human rights operate, he begins with the history of human rights, the universality of human rights and their implementation on a state level, to later elaborate on the work of international organizations, expert bodies and other issues relevant to the transformation of human rights into reality. Finally, in his concluding remarks, Tomuschat states that although state sovereignty is a potential adversary to the enjoyment of human rights, this goal can only be attained with the concurrence of state and society and if the values embraced by the Universal Declaration and its accompanying two Covenants are shared by all parties involved.
