For more than half a century, the world community has sought to
codify a series of fundamental precepts intended to prevent such
abuses of human rights as torture, discrimination, starvation, and
forced eviction. The United Nations, other international
organizations, regional institutions, and governments have
developed various procedures for protecting against and providing
remedies for human rights violations."International Human Rights
Law" is a comprehensive introductory treatise, intended for all
concerned about this critical area of international law, including
students, lawyers, other advocates, teachers, and academics. The
book contains an overview of the development of human rights as a
domain of international law; a collection of brief summaries of
each of the rights specified in the Universal Declaration of Human
Rights and other critical human rights instruments; and a review of
the national, regional, and international procedures for
implementing human rights precepts.The overview traces the history
of human rights, from early philosophical and religious ideas and
theories of natural law to modern formulations. The second section
provides concise summaries of the substantive principles of and
practices relevant to self-determination, equality, life, slavery,
torture, fair trial, detention, privacy, health, food, housing, and
clothing, as well as emerging rights such as sustainable
development, environmental health, peace, and security from
terrorism. A final section describes UN human rights procedures
(both Charter-based and treaty-based); criminal procedures;
African, European, inter-American, and other regional systems;
national institutions and processes, truth and reconciliation
commissions, and nongovernmental organizations. Throughout, example
cases are cited, and each chapter concludes with a list of the most
useful print and web resources.
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