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Author Mertus, Julie

Title The United Nations and Human Rights : a Guide for a New Era
Edition 2nd ed
Published Hoboken : Taylor & Francis, 2009

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Description 1 online resource (225 pages)
Series Global Institutions
Global institutions series.
Contents Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Foreword to the second edition; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; 1 A guide to the new UN human rights practice; 2 The Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights; 3 UN Charter-based bodies (and other non-treaty bodies); 4 UN treaty bodies; 5 The Security Council; 6 The International Labour Organization and the UN Global Compact; 7 Conclusion: Looking backward, going forward; Postscript to the second edition; Appendix: Selected directory of UN human rights bodies; Notes; Selected bibliography; Index
Summary Today, virtually all UN bodies and specialized agencies are undertaking efforts to incorporate the promotion or protection of human rights into their programs and activities. This title examines these initiatives within the broader context of human rights practice, including the promotion of individual rights
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Subject United Nations.
United Nations. General Assembly. Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
SUBJECT United Nations fast
Universal Declaration of Human Rights (United Nations. General Assembly) fast
Subject Human rights.
Human rights
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9780203878019
0203878019