Human rights / by Louis Henkin ... [et al.].

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Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: University casebook seriesPublication details: New York, NY : Thomson Reuters/Foundation Press, 2009.Edition: Second editionDescription: lvii, 1622 pages ; 26 cmISBN:

9781599412610
1599412616

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DDC classification:

341.4/81

LOC classification:

K 3240 H918 2009

Contents:

Introductory case study : the human rights implications of extraordinary renditions The human rights idea Human rights and constitutionalism in the United States The triumph of human rights after the Second World War The international law of human rights International relations theories of human rights and measuring compliance with human rights treaties Implementation of human rights Implementing women's rights : CEDAW, violence against women, and cultural relativism Corporations and human rights International human rights obligations of the United States Civil rights Political rights Economic and social rights Terrorism and counterterrorism

Summary: "This casebook provides an analysis of international human rights law. It emphasizes the relationship between the international, regional, and national legal systems (with a particular focus on the United States), features an intellectual and historical development of the idea of human rights, and analyzes recent developments in areas including corporate responsibility, terrorism and human rights, the rights of refugees, international criminal law, and the role of nongovernmental organizations".

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	K 3240 H918 2009 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000183632

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductory case study : the human rights implications of extraordinary renditions
The human rights idea
Human rights and constitutionalism in the United States
The triumph of human rights after the Second World War
The international law of human rights
International relations theories of human rights and measuring compliance with human rights treaties
Implementation of human rights
Implementing women's rights : CEDAW, violence against women, and cultural relativism
Corporations and human rights
International human rights obligations of the United States
Civil rights
Political rights
Economic and social rights
Terrorism and counterterrorism

"This casebook provides an analysis of international human rights law. It emphasizes the relationship between the international, regional, and national legal systems (with a particular focus on the United States), features an intellectual and historical development of the idea of human rights, and analyzes recent developments in areas including corporate responsibility, terrorism and human rights, the rights of refugees, international criminal law, and the role of nongovernmental organizations".

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