Advanced Introduction to International Human Rights Law

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'This concise, yet encyclopedic, survey of the development of human rights law and human rights institutions should serve as a useful introduction to non-specialists in the field with a interest in the nature of human rights law and the work of these mechanisms.' -- Christina M. Cerna, Human Rights Law review 'Professor Shelton blends basic, essential information on human rights with just the right amount of material on the larger frameworks - ethical, historical, institutional and political - that are critical to any dynamic understanding of the ways in which the ideas and practices of human rights have been shaped and take concrete form today. The result is a very welcome and greatly needed book, which will be extremely useful as both a reference text and a teaching tool' -- Paolo Carozza, University of Notre Dame, US 'Written by a leading scholar in the field, this book provides an insightful analysis of the normative principles comprising this ever-expanding subject. Equally valuable is the extensive overview of the practice of universal and regional judicial and quasi-judicial institutions that apply and help create contemporary international human rights law. Scholars and practitioners alike will find this book to be an indispensable resource in their work.'<BR>- Judge Thomas Buergenthal, George Washington University Law School, US 'Professor Dinah Shelton is one of our most knowledgeable academics in the field of international human rights law. . . This concise, yet encyclopedic, survey of the development of human rights law and human rights institutions should serve as a useful introduction to non-specialists in the field with an interest in the nature of human rights law and the work of these mechanisms.' -- Christina M. Cerna, Human Rights Law Review