| Description |
xix, 896 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
93. Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights, 1997. 94. European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine (Convention on Human Rights and Biomedicine), 1997. 95. Additional Protocol to the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Dignity of the Human Being with Regard to the Application of Biology and Medicine on the Prohibition of Cloning Human Beings, 1998 -- Pt. 11. Trade and Development. 96. Some Economic Foundations of Human Rights: A Study Prepared by Jose Figueres, 1968. 97. Declaration on the Right to Development, 1986. 98. An Agenda for Development: Report and Recommendations of the UN Secretary-General, 1994. 99. Copenhagen Declaration on Social Development, 1995 |
| Summary |
This book provides an extensive collection of key documents and covering all elements of the subject, accompanied by authoritative commentary and annotation. The result is a clear and accurate account of the most important Human Rights instruments adopted by the United Nations and its agencies, by regional organisations and other actors in the field. Forty new or amended instruments are featured in this edition and coverage of the new treaties and conventions includes; the Declaration on the Rights of Persons Belonging to National or Ethnic, Religious, or Linguistic Minorities, new treaties in emerging areas such as bio-ethics and a variety of additional protocols including those on civil and political rights, women and children. A new section of the text identifies the current number of States parties and directs the reader to the internet and other sources providing access to the latest information on ratifications, reservations and declarations |
| Analysis |
Human rights |
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International law |
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United Nations |
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International Labour Organisation |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Subject |
Human rights -- History -- Sources.
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Civil rights -- Sources.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Sources.
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| Author |
Brownlie, Ian.
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Goodwin-Gill, Guy S.
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| LC no. |
2002025227 |
| ISBN |
019924944X |
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