Contemporary Human Rights Ideas
Rethinking theory and practice
2nd Edition
Published on 16. June 2015
232 pages
978-1-317-61451-7 (ISBN)
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.
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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Series
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
5 s/w Tabellen
5 Tables, black and white
File size
1,98 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-317-61451-7 (9781317614517)
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Person
Bertrand G. Ramcharan, formerly Professor at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva, is President of the Non-Governmental Organization, UPR Info.
Content
Introduction 1 History: shared heritage, common struggle 2 Human rights in the world community 3 International obligation 4 Universality 5 Equality 6 Democracy 7 Development 8 International cooperation and dialogue 9 Protection 10 Justice, remedy, and reparation 11 Conclusion
