An introduction to international human rights law / edited by Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan.

This book is designed to provide an overview of the development and substance of international human rights law, and what is meant concretely by human rights guarantees, such as civil and political rights, and economic and social rights. It highlights the rights of women, globalization and human rig...

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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Nijhoff eBook titles
Physical Description:1 online resource (316 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • The historical development of international human rights / Michelo Hausungule
  • Civil and political rights / Joshua Castellino
  • An introduction to economic, social and cultural rights : overcoming the constraints of categorization through implementation / Vinodh Jaichand
  • Women's rights in international law / Mmatsie Mooki, Rita Ozoemana, Michelo Hansungule
  • Globalization and human rights / Heli Askola
  • Role of the UN in the promotion and protection of human rights / Elvira Domínguez-Redondo
  • Attributes of successful human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) : sixty years after the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights / George E. Edwards
  • Do states have an obligation under international law to provide human rights education? / Paula Gerber
  • Application of international standards of human rights law at domestic level / Joshua Castellino
  • Role of regional human rights instruments in the protection and promotion of human rights / Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, V. Seshaiah Shasthri, Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan.