Human Rights in Our Time Paperback / softback
by Paul J. Magnarella
Paperback / softback
Description
An excellent introduction to international human rights, written for college students and general readers.
It explains the foundation for universal human rights, key UN conventions; the rights of women, children, indigenous people; international humanitarian law, UN Criminal Tribunals, universalism vs relativism, regional human rights systems; human rights practices in China, Gaza, the US, Rwanda, Pakistan, Zimbabwe, Tanzania; torture, genocide, universal jurisdiction, human rights reporting and assessment.
It also introduces readers to important human rights NGOs.
The appendix contains key UN Human Rights Conventions.
The author served as Expert-on-Mission with the UN Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and is Director of Peace and Justice Studies at Warren Wilson College.
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:290 pages, black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Lulu.com
- Publication Date:26/07/2011
- ISBN:9781257906987
Information
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Out of stock
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:290 pages, black & white illustrations
- Publisher:Lulu.com
- Publication Date:26/07/2011
- ISBN:9781257906987
