International Human Rights in Context : Law, Politics, Morals, Text and Materials

By:

Steiner Henry J

Contributor(s):

Alston Philip

Publication details: Oxford Oxford University Press 2007Edition: 3rdDescription: 1493 xxxiISBN:

9780199279425

Subject(s):

1.International Human Rights - Law2.International Human Rights - Politics3.International Human Rights - Morals

DDC classification:

341.481000 STE

Contents:

Contents: PART A INTRODUCTORY NOTIONS AND BACKGROUND TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT; 1. Human rights concepts and discourse 2. The Human Rights Movement: background and Birth PART B NORMATIVE FOUNDATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 3. Civil and political rights 4. Economic and social rights 5. National security, terrorism, and derogations of human rights PART C RIGHTS, DUTIES AND UNIVERSALISM 6. Rights or duties as primary organizing concepts 7. Conflicts in culture, tradition and practices: Challenges to Universalism PART D INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS 8. Design and Functions of International institutions and Issues of sovereignty 9. The United Nations human rights system 10. Treat organs: the ICCPR human rights committee 11. Regional arrangements PART E STATES AS PROTECTORS AND ENFORCERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS 12. Vertical interpretation: human rights treaties within states' legal and political orders 13. Horizontal interpretation: transnational influence and enforcement of human rights PART F CURRENT TOPICS 14. Massive human rights tragedies: prosecutions and truth commissions 15. Non-state actors and human rights 16. Human rights, development and climate change ; Documents Supplements, Annex on Citations to Human Rights Instruments Index to Topics Index to Names

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Contents: PART A INTRODUCTORY NOTIONS AND BACKGROUND TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS MOVEMENT; 1. Human rights concepts and discourse
2. The Human Rights Movement: background and Birth PART B NORMATIVE FOUNDATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS 3. Civil and political rights 4. Economic and social rights 5. National security, terrorism, and derogations of human rights PART C RIGHTS, DUTIES AND UNIVERSALISM 6. Rights or duties as primary organizing concepts 7. Conflicts in culture, tradition and practices: Challenges to Universalism PART D INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS INSTITUTIONS 8. Design and Functions of International institutions and Issues of sovereignty 9. The United Nations human rights system 10. Treat organs: the ICCPR human rights committee 11. Regional arrangements PART E STATES AS PROTECTORS AND ENFORCERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS 12. Vertical interpretation: human rights treaties within states' legal and political orders 13. Horizontal interpretation: transnational influence and enforcement of human rights PART F CURRENT TOPICS 14. Massive human rights tragedies: prosecutions and truth commissions 15. Non-state actors and human rights 16. Human rights, development and climate change ; Documents Supplements, Annex on Citations to Human Rights Instruments Index to Topics Index to Names

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