Format:
1 online resource (564 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9789004517967
Series Statement:
International Studies in Human Rights Series v.145
Content:
This book considers nature and development of international human rights law, before turning attention to interaction between human rights and other key regimes. It then presents human rights of vulnerable populations, sets out contemporary challenges and issues facing human rights.
Content:
Front Cover -- Half Title -- Series Information -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and Abbreviations -- Notes on Editors -- Notes on Contributors -- Part 1 Nature and Development of International Human Rights Law -- Chapter 1 Seventy-Five Years after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: Reflections on Contemporary Discourse of Human Rights from the Global South -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Outline of the Book -- 3 Concluding Remarks -- Bibliography -- Chapter 2 Development of International Human Rights Law after the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Development of Human Rights Law in the Years after the UDHR -- 2.1 Global Regime of Human Rights -- 2.2 Regional Human Rights Regime -- 2.3 Human Rights Conferences -- 3 Conclusion: UDHR as a Polestar for the Development of International Human Rights Law -- Bibliography -- Chapter 3 Is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Truly Universal? -- 1 Introduction -- 2 The Western World and the Discovery of Human Rights -- 3 Third World Elitism and the Drafting of the UDHR -- 4 Visions of Eurocentricism -- 5 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Chapter 4 The Implementation and Enforcement of International Human Rights Law: Reflections on the Drafting History of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Provisions for Implementation -- 3 ECOSOC's Instruction to the Commission on Human Rights: The Submission of 'Ways and Means for the Effective Implementation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms' -- 4 Methods of Enforcement Considered by the Drafting Committee -- 5 The Commission on Human Rights -- 5.1 Measures for Implementation -- 5.2 Working Group on Implementation -- 6 Draft Articles on Implementation of the Bill on Human Rights -- 7 The UN General Assembly and 'Measures of Implementation'.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004517950
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004517950
Language:
English
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1163/9789004517967
