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Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
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Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author: United Nations. General Assembly
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Publisher:
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Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Author: Dinah L. Shelton
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1839103191
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Now in its second edition, Dinah Shelton’s pioneering book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the history and the latest developments in international human rights law. Exploring the origins, customs and institutions that have emerged globally and regionally in the last two centuries, this incisive book guides readers through the major treaties and declarations that form the foundations of the discipline today.
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
ISBN: 1839103191
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 386
Book Description
Now in its second edition, Dinah Shelton’s pioneering book provides a uniquely accessible introduction to the history and the latest developments in international human rights law. Exploring the origins, customs and institutions that have emerged globally and regionally in the last two centuries, this incisive book guides readers through the major treaties and declarations that form the foundations of the discipline today.
An Introduction to International Human Rights Law
Author: Azizur Rahman Chowdhury
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047444027
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book provides a precise concept of international human rights law, its development and the tangible meaning of civil and political rights, economic and social rights. It has highlighted women’s rights, globalization, human rights education, role of the UN and NGOs to protect human rights.
Publisher: BRILL
ISBN: 9047444027
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
This book provides a precise concept of international human rights law, its development and the tangible meaning of civil and political rights, economic and social rights. It has highlighted women’s rights, globalization, human rights education, role of the UN and NGOs to protect human rights.
International Human Rights
Author: Jack Donnelly
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429853009
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels. The fifth edition is substantially revised throughout, including updates on multilateral institutions, particularly the UN's Universal Periodic Review process; regional systems; human rights in foreign policy (including a chapter on U.S. policy); humanitarian intervention; globalization; and (anti)terrorism and human rights. The book also includes a new chapter on the unity of human rights, and new case studies exploring the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures mechanisms, Myanmar, and Israeli settlements in West-Bank Palestine. Chapters include discussion questions, case studies for in-depth examination of topics, and ten "problems" tailored to promote classroom discussion on topics such as the war in Syria, hierarchies between human rights, and much more.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 0429853009
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
International Human Rights examines the ways in which states and other international actors have addressed human rights since the end of World War II. This unique textbook features substantial attention to theory, history, international and regional institutions, and the role of transnational actors in the protection and promotion of human rights. Its purpose is to explore the difficult and contentious politics of human rights, and how those political dimensions have been addressed at the national, regional, and especially international levels. The fifth edition is substantially revised throughout, including updates on multilateral institutions, particularly the UN's Universal Periodic Review process; regional systems; human rights in foreign policy (including a chapter on U.S. policy); humanitarian intervention; globalization; and (anti)terrorism and human rights. The book also includes a new chapter on the unity of human rights, and new case studies exploring the UN Human Rights Council’s Special Procedures mechanisms, Myanmar, and Israeli settlements in West-Bank Palestine. Chapters include discussion questions, case studies for in-depth examination of topics, and ten "problems" tailored to promote classroom discussion on topics such as the war in Syria, hierarchies between human rights, and much more.
International Human Rights
Author: Michael Haas
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135005796
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to world prominence, what is being done about violations of human rights, and what might be done to further promote the cause of international human rights so that everyone may one day have their rights respected regardless of who they are or where they live. It explains: how the concept of international human rights has developed over time the variety of types of human rights (civil-political rights, economic-social rights, as well as a delineation of war crimes) empirical findings from statistical research on human rights institutional efforts to promote human rights an extensive listing of international human rights agreements identification of recent prosecutions of war criminals in domestic and international tribunals ongoing efforts to promote human rights through international aid programs the newest dimensions in the field of human rights (gay rights, animal rights, environmental rights). Richly illustrated throughout with case studies, controversies, court cases, think points, historical examples, biographical statements, and suggestions for further reading, International Human Rights is the ideal introduction for all students of human rights. The book will also be useful for human rights activists to learn how and where to file human rights complaints in order to bring violators to justice. The new edition is fully updated and includes new material on: the Obama presidency the Arab Spring and its aftermath the workings of the International Criminal Court quantitative analyses of human rights war crimes.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135005796
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 686
Book Description
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to world prominence, what is being done about violations of human rights, and what might be done to further promote the cause of international human rights so that everyone may one day have their rights respected regardless of who they are or where they live. It explains: how the concept of international human rights has developed over time the variety of types of human rights (civil-political rights, economic-social rights, as well as a delineation of war crimes) empirical findings from statistical research on human rights institutional efforts to promote human rights an extensive listing of international human rights agreements identification of recent prosecutions of war criminals in domestic and international tribunals ongoing efforts to promote human rights through international aid programs the newest dimensions in the field of human rights (gay rights, animal rights, environmental rights). Richly illustrated throughout with case studies, controversies, court cases, think points, historical examples, biographical statements, and suggestions for further reading, International Human Rights is the ideal introduction for all students of human rights. The book will also be useful for human rights activists to learn how and where to file human rights complaints in order to bring violators to justice. The new edition is fully updated and includes new material on: the Obama presidency the Arab Spring and its aftermath the workings of the International Criminal Court quantitative analyses of human rights war crimes.
International Human Rights
Author: Naorem Sanajaoba
Publisher: Manas Publications
ISBN: 9788170492429
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Presents the first, second, and third generations of human rights and select humanitarian law instruments. This book is useful to decision makers in the wings of the government, law enforcement officials, law professors, and research scholars.
Publisher: Manas Publications
ISBN: 9788170492429
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 466
Book Description
Presents the first, second, and third generations of human rights and select humanitarian law instruments. This book is useful to decision makers in the wings of the government, law enforcement officials, law professors, and research scholars.
International Human Rights in Context
Author: Henry J. Steiner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
This major work offers a range of new cases and materials which help to explain the law of human rights in a broad context.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN:
Category : Civil rights
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
This major work offers a range of new cases and materials which help to explain the law of human rights in a broad context.
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights
Author: William A. Schabas
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139619624
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4171
Book Description
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1139619624
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 4171
Book Description
A collection of United Nations documents associated with the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, these volumes facilitate research into the scope of, meaning of and intent behind the instrument's provisions. It permits an examination of the various drafts of what became the thirty articles of the Declaration, including one of the earliest documents – a compilation of human rights provisions from national constitutions, organised thematically. The documents are organised chronologically and thorough thematic indexing facilitates research into the origins of specific rights and norms. It is also annotated in order to provide information relating to names, places, events and concepts that might have been familiar in the late 1940s but are today more obscure.
Textbook on International Human Rights
Author: Rhona K. M. Smith
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199289395
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Human rights have gained increasing prominence on the international, European and UK stage. This updated edition reflects developments in case law and legislation ensuring students have access to the most current material. A companion web site features case updates and links to useful sites.
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199289395
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 403
Book Description
Human rights have gained increasing prominence on the international, European and UK stage. This updated edition reflects developments in case law and legislation ensuring students have access to the most current material. A companion web site features case updates and links to useful sites.