International human rights in a nutshell /: Thomas Buergenthal, Dinah Shelton, David P. Stewart, Carlos M. Vázquez.

Buergenthal, Thomas,; Shelton, Dinah,; Stewart, David P.,; Vázquez, Carlos M.,

International human rights in a nutshell / Thomas Buergenthal, Dinah Shelton, David P. Stewart, Carlos M. Vázquez.

Buergenthal, Thomas, author.; Shelton, Dinah, author.; Stewart, David P., author.; Vázquez, Carlos M., author.

2017

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Author

Buergenthal, Thomas, author.

Title

International human rights in a nutshell / Thomas Buergenthal, Dinah Shelton, David P. Stewart, Carlos M. Vázquez.

Added Author

Shelton, Dinah, author.
Stewart, David P., author.
Vázquez, Carlos M., author.

Edition

Fifth edition.

Imprint

St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]

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Description

1 online resource (xliii, 553 pages).

Series

Nutshell series.

Formatted Contents Note

Historical antecedents of international human rights law
The United Nations human rights system
The European system for the protection of human rights
The inter-American human rights system
The African and other regional systems
Incorporation and application of human rights in the United States
Non-state actors.

Summary

"[This book provides an]...overview of the international, regional and domestic human rights systems. Reviews recent developments in the field, including in the UN, European, OAS and African human rights systems and the adoption of new conventions such as those on forced disappearances and persons with disabilities. Includes chapters on the treatment of human rights treaties and norms within the U.S. legal system as well as on the role of non-governmental human rights organizations. Discover the history behind international human rights, including the institutional context from which they evolved."-- Provided by publisher.

Bibliography, etc. Note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Revision of: Buergenthal, Thomas. International human rights in a nutshell. Fourth edition. St. Paul, MN : West, 2009

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Print version: Buergenthal, Thomas. International human rights in a nutshell. Fifth edition. St. Paul, MN : West Academic Publishing, [2017]

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