An introduction to international human rights law / edited by Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chowdhury, Azizur Rahman.

Bhuiyan, Jahid Hossain.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Human rights.

Physical Description:

xxi, 294 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2010.

Contents:

The historical development of international human rights / Michelo Hausungule

Civil and political rights / Joshua Castellino

An introduction to economic, social and cultural rights : overcoming the constraints of categorization through implementation / Vinodh Jaichand

Women's rights in international law / Mmatsie Mooki, Rita Ozoemana, Michelo Hansungule

Globalization and human rights / Heli Askola

Role of the UN in the promotion and protection of human rights / Elvira Domínguez-Redondo

Attributes of successful human rights non-governmental organizations (NGOs) : sixty years after the 1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights / George E. Edwards

Do states have an obligation under international law to provide human rights education? / Paula Gerber

Application of international standards of human rights law at domestic level / Joshua Castellino

Role of regional human rights instruments in the protection and promotion of human rights / Azizur Rahman Chowdhury, V. Seshaiah Shasthri, Jahid Hossain Bhuiyan.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9789004179721

9004179720

OCLC:

595739058