| Description |
xxvii, 1261 pages ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Pt. One: Standard-setting by the United Nations Organization -- Pt. Two: Implementation and standard-setting in conventions sponsored by the United Nations -- Pt. Three: Contribution of the International Labour Organization -- Pt. Four: Contribution of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization -- Pt. Five. Europe -- Pt. Six: Americas -- Pt. Seven : Africa -- Pt. Eight: Arab and other Islamic states -- Pt. Nine: Asia -- Pt. Ten: The concept of equality |
| Summary |
Brownlie (United Nations International Law Commission) and Goodwin- Gill (international refugee law, U. of Oxford) present 99 documents currently relevant in the field of international human rights law. From broad and influential documents like the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights to more specific documents on the rights of labor, educational rights, and regional agreements are included. Major themes include standard-setting by the United Nations, implementation of conventions sponsored by the United Nations, contributions of the International Labor Organization, work of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization, human rights and the human genome, trade and development, and the aforementioned regional agreements |
| Analysis |
Human rights |
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Legislation |
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International law |
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United Nations |
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International Labour Organisation |
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Unesco |
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International comparisons |
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Overseas item |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2006, with title 'Basic documents on human rights' |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
International law
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Human rights -- History -- Sources.
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Human rights
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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. |
2010483626 |
| ISBN |
9780199564040 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
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0199564043 (pbk.) |
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