International human rights [Book] : a comprehensive introduction / Michael Haas.
Material type: TextPublisher: Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2014Edition: Second editionDescription: xxi, 663 p. ; 26 cmContent type:- text
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- 9780415538206 (pbk.)
- 0415538203 (pbk.)
- 9780415538183 (hbk.)
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- 341.48
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 531-580) and index.
Introduction -- The philosophical basis for human rights -- The historical basis for human rights -- The contemporary basis for human rights -- Civil and political rights and crimes against humanity -- Economic, social, and cultural rights -- Crimes against peace and war crimes -- Quantitative and theoretical dimensions -- United Nations charter-based organizations -- Treaty-based global international organizations -- American approaches to international human rights -- European approaches to international human rights -- Developing county approaches to international human rights -- New dimensions and challenges.
This book provides a comprehensive introduction to international human rights -- international human rights law, why international human rights have increasingly risen to world prominence, what is being done about violations of human rights, and what might be done to further promote the cause of international human rights so that everyone may one day have their rights respected regardless of who they are or where they live.
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