Overview
This innovative, interdisciplinary book is intended for teaching purposes. Its diverse materials consist of extensive authors' text and questions; sharply edited primary materials ranging from governmental or NGO reports to decisions and treaties; and excerpts from secondary readings in pertinent fields such as law, international relations, moral and political theory, and anthropology. The book introduces students to aspects of public international law that are vital to understanding contemporary human rights issues. It stresses throughout the relationships among human rights norms, processes and institutions. The topics and themes include basic civil and political rights; economic and social rights; intergovernmental and non-governmental institutions; universal and regional regimes; human rights and foreign policy; women's rights; economic development; individual criminal responsibility; self determination; intervention; democratization; cultural relativism; and the private-public distinction. This book is intended for third-year undergraduate students of international human rights; graduate students, including those taking Bar Final examinations in human rights.
Full Product Details
Author: Henry Steiner ,
Philip Alston
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Clarendon Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.00cm
, Height: 5.90cm
, Length: 23.00cm
Weight: 1.717kg
ISBN: 9780198254263
ISBN 10: 0198254261
Pages: 1284
Publication Date: 01 February 1996
Audience:
College/higher education
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Undergraduate
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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Replaced By: 9780198298496
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
By far the best text in the field--a wealth of important, interesting, well-organized, and well-edited materials. --Paolo Carozza, Notre Dame Law School<br> Very comprehensive, one of the best human rights textbooks available. --Winston Frost, Simon Greenleaf University<br> ., designed to provide an introduction for readers with little experience in the human rights field, while serving as a comprehensive resource for more experienced academics. --Violence and Abuse Abstracts<br>
<br> By far the best text in the field--a wealth of important, interesting, well-organized, and well-edited materials. --Paolo Carozza, Notre Dame Law School<br> Very comprehensive, one of the best human rights textbooks available. --Winston Frost, Simon Greenleaf University<br>. .designed to provide an introduction for readers with little experience in the human rights field, while serving as a comprehensive resource for more experienced academics. --Violence and Abuse Abstracts<br>
