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The international law of human rights / Adam McBeth, Justine Nolan, Simon Rice.

Publisher's description: This book examines the fundamentals of human rights law from the advent of the United Nations Charter through to the challenging contemporary issues facing the human rights regime. The second edition introduces the intricacies of human rights law and provides up-to-date...

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Main Authors: McBeth, Adam (Author), Nolan, Justine (Author), Rice, Simon (Professor of law) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia : Oxford University Press, [2017]
Edition:Second edition.
Subjects:
Human rights.
Human rights advocacy.
International law and human rights.
Table of Contents:
  • Foreword / Michael Kirby
  • The International Bill of Human Rights
  • Concepts of 'human rights'
  • Civil and political rights
  • Economic, social and cultural rights
  • International law
  • The United Nations Charter bodies
  • The human rights treaty system
  • Regional mechanisms
  • The Australian position
  • Human rights in armed conflict
  • Terrorism, counter-terrorism and the impact on human rights
  • Children
  • Corporations
  • Indigenous peoples
  • People with disabilities
  • Refugees and stateless persons
  • Women
  • Workers
  • Emerging rights.

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