Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around reform in the UN and the topical application of human rights around the world.

This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author’s commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting-edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research.

Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of international human rights.

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Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around reform in the UN and the topical application of human rights around the world.

This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author’s commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting-edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research.

Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of international human rights.

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Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

by Rhona K.M. Smith
Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

Texts and Materials on International Human Rights

by Rhona K.M. Smith

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Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around reform in the UN and the topical application of human rights around the world.

This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author’s commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting-edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research.

Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of international human rights.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781000730371
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 11/05/2019
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 646
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

Dr Rhona K.M. Smith is Professor of International Human Rights at Newcastle Law School, Newcastle University.

Table of Contents

1 Sources of international human rights

2 Key concepts: universality, interdependence and categories of rights

3 States and treaty obligations

4 Human rights organisations and key institutions: United Nations and international entities

5 Regional human rights organisations and key institutions

6 Monitoring and enforcing human rights: extra-conventional mechanisms

7 Implementing human rights treaties: committees and courts

8 Extending the duties to protect and respect human rights: non-State actors

9 Children

10 Human rights defenders

11 Indigenous peoples

12 Prisoners, detainees and convicts

13 Refugees, stateless persons and internally displaced persons

14 Women

15 Emerging issues and challenges

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