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Title Essential texts on human rights for the police : a compilation of international instruments / edited by Ralph Crawshaw, Leif Holmström
Edition 2nd rev. ed
Published Leiden ; Boston : Martinus Nijhoff Publishers, 2008

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 520 pages)
Series Raoul Wallenberg Institute professional guides to human rights ; v. 8
Raoul Wallenberg Institute professional guides to human rights ; v. 8.
Contents PREFACE; PART I Universal Declaration of Human Rights and Universal Treaties; 1. Introduction to Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights and Universal Treaties; 2. Universal Declaration ofHuman Rights; 3. International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; 4. International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 5. Optional Protocol to the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights; 6. International Convention on the Elimination of All Fonns of Racial Discrimination; 7. Convention on the Elimination of All Fonns of Discrimination against Women
Summary Human rights law protects the rights and freedoms of individuals and groups within societies. Police officials are uniquely placed to ensure respect for, and secure protection of, those rights and freedoms. Those who exercise power on behalf of the people they serve need to be aware of the human rights standards they are required to meet, and the best practice in their fields of activity
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
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Subject Human rights.
Police -- Handbooks, manuals, etc
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Human rights
Police
Genre/Form Handbooks and manuals
Form Electronic book
Author Crawshaw, Ralph
Holmström, Leif
Human Rights Information Centre.
ISBN 9789047432739
9047432738