Basic documents on human rights

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Basic documents on human rights

edited by Ian Brownlie

Clarendon Press , Oxford University Press, 1992

3rd ed

  • : pbk
  • : hard

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Includes index

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Description

There is a constant public discussion of issues concerning civil liberties and human rights. Race relations, the equality of women, general issues of economic justice, labour relations, freedom of expression, the protection of privacy and many other questions will remain prominent in the forseeable future. This volume has been designed to provide a useful collection of sources on human rights in the form of a handbook. Coverage is given to recent United Nations declarations and conventions, European institutions and conventions, the contribution of the International Labour Organization and developments in Latin America, Africa and Asia.

Table of Contents

  • Standard-setting by the United Nations Organization
  • implementation and standard-setting in conventions sponsored by the United Nations
  • contribution of the International Labour Organization
  • contribution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  • European institutions and conventions
  • Latin American developments
  • developments in Africa
  • the concept of equality
  • trade and development.

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  • NCID
    BA19059239
  • ISBN
    • 0198257120
    • 0198256833
  • LCCN
    92009841
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Oxford,New York ; Tokyo
  • Pages/Volumes
    x, 631 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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