Basic Documents on Human Rights

This new edition of the established text Basic Documents on Human Rights provides an extensive collection of key documents covering all elements of the subject, accompanied by authoritative commentary and annotation. The result is a clear and accurate account of the most important human rights instruments adopted by the United Nations and its agencies, by regional organisations and other actors in the field.

The Late Ian Brownlie, CBE, QC is a Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London, Chichele Professor of Public International Law at the University of Oxford and Honorary Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford.
Guy S Goodwin-Gill is Senior Research Fellow at All Souls College, Oxford, and Barrister at Blackstone Chambers, London.