The Essentials of Human Rights (The ^AEssentials of ... Series) - Softcover

 
9780340815748: The Essentials of Human Rights (The ^AEssentials of ... Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0340815744 ISBN 13: 9780340815748
Publisher: Hodder Education Publishers, 2006

Synopsis

The Essentials of Human Rights is an easy-to-use, accessible introduction to the human rights debate. It covers the history of human rights, the arguments over their justification and uses examples of specific rights and freedoms to assess the current situation, including international legal systems and organisations like the UN, and prospects for the future. More than 100 entries are arranged in an A-Z structure for easy reference and cover general categories of rights (including civil, political, cultural, women's, children's and migrants' rights) as well as specific issues, such as slavery, genocide, free speech, capital punishment and asylum. The contributors are drawn from a wide range of international and disciplinary backgrounds, making this book an outstanding resource for anyone interested in human rights. This vital reference has a Foreword by Mary Robinson.

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About the Author

Rhona K.M. Smith, School of Law, Northumbria University
Christien van den Anker, Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, School of Public Policy, University of Birmingham

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Publisher
Hodder Education Publishers
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0340815744
ISBN 13 
9780340815748
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
416
Editor
Smith Rhona K. M., Van Den Anker Christien