Der Band enthält die auf dem zehnten Kolloquium des genannten Zentrums gehaltenen Beiträge. Thema war die Pflicht zum Schutz der Menschenrechte auf nationaler und internationaler Ebene. Den Aufsätzen wurden die Kommentare und eine Zusammenfassung der Diskussion beigefügt. Aus dem Inhalt: Keynote Speech: Luzius Wildhaber: The new European Court of Human Rights in Action (21-31). I. The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights on the National Level: Karin Graßhof: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights Under the Basic Law of the Federal Republic of Germany (33-51); Georg Brunner: The Constitutions of Central and Eastern European Countries and the Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights (73-92); William Kelley: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights under the U. S. Constitution (93-135); David Kretzmer: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights According to the Law of Israel (137-156). II. The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights on the Regional and Universal Level: Georg Ress: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (165-205); Meinhard Hilf / Erik Staebe: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights According to the Law of the European Community / European Union (211-230); Juliane Kokott: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights Under the Inter-American System of Human Rights (235-276); Andreas Mavrommatis: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights Under the Convention Against Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (277-290); Eckart Klein: The Duty to Protect and to Ensure Human Rights Under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (295-318).