Introduction to the international human rights regime / by Manfred Nowak.
| Uniform Title: | Einführung in das internationale Menschenrechtssystem.
English Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ; 14. |
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| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Martinus Nijhoff,
[2003], ©2003.
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| Series: | Raoul Wallenberg Institute human rights library ;
14. |
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| Physical Description: | xv, 365 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Format: | Book |
Partial Contents:
- What are human rights
- History of human rights
- International human rights protection : context and conceptions
- United Nations
- Council of Europe CoE)
- Organization of American States (OAS)
- Organization of African Unity (OAU)/African Union (AU)
- Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OCSE)
- European union (EU)
- Efforts of other regional organizations to protect human rights
- Non-governmental organizations (NGOS)
- Traditional procedures and mechanisms for the international protection of human rights
- Shortcomings of traditional procedures and new trends in the international protection of human rights
- Mechanisms for the prevention of human rights violations
- Individual criminal responsibility for serious human rights violations
- Human rights and the maintenance of peace and security
- Challenges for the future.