Rhona K. M. Smith (Profess Professor of International Human Rights

International Human Rights Law

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

International Human Rights Law provides a concise, wide-ranging introduction for students new to the subject.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 10 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 528
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2021
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 170mm x 243mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 820g
• ISBN-13: 9780192845382
• ISBN-10: 0192845381
• Artikelnr.: 62477755

Autorenporträt

Rhona Smith is Professor of International Human Rights at Newcastle University Law School in the UK. She has previously worked on human rights education and capacity building in many countries and systems.

Inhaltsangabe

1: Introduction
2: Historical background
3: The United Nations
4: The International Bill of Human Rights
5: Regional protection of human rights
6: Europe
7: The Americas
8: Africa
9: Monitoring, implementing, and enforcing human rights
10: Substantive rights - general comments
11: Equality and non-discrimination
12: Rights for specific vulnerable persons
13: The right to life
14: The right to liberty of person
15: Equality before the law - the right to a fair trial
16: The right to an adequate standard of living
17: Freedom from torture; cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment
18: The right to self-determination
19: Indigenous peoples' and minority rights
20: Freedom of expression
21: The right to education and human rights education
22: Sustainable development and human rights
23: Human rights in practice: the COVID-19 pandemic
24: Current issues: non-State actors