Title An international bill of the rights of man / by Hersch Lauterpacht, M.A., LL. D., Whewell Professor of International Law in the University of Cambridge ; of Gray's Inn, Barrister-At-Law ; with an introduction by Philippe Sands

Published Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (xxix, 230 pages) Contents pt. I THE LAW OF NATURE, THE LAW OF NATIONS, AND THE RIGHTS OF MAN -- I. Introduction -- II. The Idea of Natural Rights in Legal and Political Thought -- III. The Law of Nature and the Inherent Rights of Man -- IV. The Law of Nations, The Law of Nature, and the Inalienable Rights of Man -- V. Natural Rights in British Constitutional Law and Political Theory -- pt. II THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN -- VI. The Text of the Bill -- Preamble -- Part I -- Part II -- Part III -- VII. The Legal Nature of the Bill -- VIII. The Bases of the Bill -- Preamble -- IX. The Substance of the Bill -- Personal Freedom -- Prohibition of Slavery and of Forced Labour -- Freedom of Religion -- Freedom of Speech and of Opinion -- Freedom of Association and of Assembly -- Sanctity of the Home and Secrecy of Correspondence -- Equality before the Law -- The Right to Nationality -- The Right of Emigration and Expatriation -- X. The Substance of Part Two of the Bill -- The Right to Political Independence -- The Right to Preservation of Cultural Entity -- The Economic and Social Rights -- Subjects not Included in the Bill of Rights pt. III THE ENFORCEMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL BILL OF THE RIGHTS OF MAN -- XI. The Enforcement of the Bill -- XII. Enforcement within the State -- XIII. International Enforcement -- The Functions of the High Commission -- The Procedure of the High Commission -- The Organization of the High Commission -- The Secretariat of the High Commission -- Note on the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals -- XIV. Minorities Treaties in Relation to the Bill Summary An International Bill of the Rights of Man, first published in 1945, is one of the seminal works on international human rights law. Its author, Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, is widely considered to be one of the great international lawyers of the 20th century. It continues to influence those studying and working in international human rights law today. It includes Professor Lauterpacht's study of natural law and natural right; and Professor Lauterpacht's own draft Bill of HumanRights. This republication once again makes this book available to scholars and students in the field. It features a new intr Notes "First edition published in 1945." Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Human rights. International law and human rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights. POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights. Human rights International law and human rights Human rights. Rights. International law. Form Electronic book Author Sands, Philippe, 1960- writer of introduction. ISBN 9780191644726 0191644722 129994020X 9781299940208 9780191758508 0191758507

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