| Description |
viii, 355 pages ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
1. International concern with human rights -- 2. The United Nations and human rights I: the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights -- 3. The United Nations and human rights II: other instruments and procedures -- 4. Human rights in Europe I: the European Convention on Human Rights -- 5. Human rights in Europe II: other instruments and procedures -- 6. The American Convention on Human Rights -- 7. Regional co-operation on human rights elsewhere -- 8. Economic, social and cultural rights -- 9. Humanitarian law -- 10. International human rights law today and tomorrow |
| Summary |
Human rights now occupy a key place in international law and international relations. Well over 100 states have accepted the United Nations Covenants of 1966; regional systems of human rights are in operation in Europe, Africa and Latin America; and organisations such as the ILO and Unesco have their own instruments and procedures. Human rights in the world explains what the current guarantees of human rights are and how they work. Substantially rewritten and updated to take into account the ending of the Cold War, this new edition includes such issues as the War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights. Authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date, the book is an invaluable source of reference for students, scholars and practitioners |
| Notes |
Includes index |
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Previous ed.: 1989 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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Rights
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| Author |
Merrills, J. G.
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| LC no. |
97145376 |
| ISBN |
0719049229 |
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0719049237 (paperback) |
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