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International human rights in a nutshell

by Thomas Buergenthal, Dinah Shelton, David P. Stewart

(Nutshell series)

West/Thomson Reuters, c2009

4th ed

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International human rights

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Includes indexes

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Description

An updated and expanded edition of the widely used overview of international human rights law for students, practitioners, and professors. Provides a comprehensive overview of the international, regional and domestic human rights systems. Reviews recent developments in the field, including in the UN, European, OAS and African human rights systems and the adoption of new conventions such as those on forced disappearances and persons with disabilities. Includes chapters on international humanitarian law (including decisions of the ad hoc tribunals for the Former Yugoslavia and Rwanda and the establishment of the International Criminal Court) as well as the treatment of human rights treaties and norms within the U.S. legal system. Discover the history behind international human rights, including the institutional context from which they evolved. An unparalleled resource for beginning students as well as more experienced practitioners.

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  • NCID
    BB00037544
  • ISBN
    • 9780314184801
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    St. Paul, Minn.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xliii, 553 p.
  • Size
    19 cm
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