Human rights / by Louis Henkin ; Sarah H. Cleveland. - New York : Foundation Press, 2009. - lvii, 1622 pages ; 26 cm. - University casebook series .

Accompanied by: Documentary supplement (xix, 1099 p.).

Includes bibliographical references (p. xiii-xvii) and index.

"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".

Kept up to date by supplements.

9781599412610 1599412616

00552083


Human rights--Cases.
Civil rights--United States--Cases.
Mensenrechten.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)--Jurisprudence.
Droits de l'homme--âEtats-Unis--Jurisprudence.
Menschenrecht.
Včolkerrecht.


USA.

/ H918 2009

341.4/81