Description: Written by a former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (2003-4), this book has been fully updated for a second edition and continues to provide a much needed, short and accessible introduction to the foundational human rights ideas of our times and shows that every government is under international obligation to respect and uphold universal human rights. Updates include: Discussion of the recent intellectual challenges to the international human rights movement Examination of the establishment and functioning of the Human Rights Council and the Universal Review Process Evaluation of the developments in the area of the Responsibility to Protect and continued efforts to implement the right to development Inclusion of issues such as the push for compensation for slavery, experiments with democracy in a number of countries and the decisions of international judicial and human rights organs on conceptual and protection issues This book will be of great interest to students and scholars of Global Institutions, International Law and Human Rights.
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EAN: 9781138807143
UPC: 9781138807143
ISBN: 9781138807143
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Book Title: Contemporary Human Rights Ideas: Rethinking theory
Item Length: 21.8 cm
Number of Pages: 216 Pages
Publication Name: Contemporary Human Rights Ideas: Rethinking Theory and Practice
Language: English
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Item Height: 216 mm
Publication Year: 2015
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 408 g
Subject Area: International Law, Civil Service
Author: Bertrand G. Ramcharan
Item Width: 138 mm
Format: Hardcover
