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2nd ed. |
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1 online resource (xlix, 414 pages). |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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The collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/1
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Collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/1.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- History of human rights -- The different 'generations' of human rights : from human rights to good governance -- Universality of human rights -- Implementation at national level -- The work of political bodies of international organizations -- The work of expert bodies : examination of state reports -- The work of expert bodies : complaint procedures and fact-finding -- Supervision by international tribunals -- Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- Mitigating the effects of armed conflict : humanitarian law -- Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- Reparation-civil claims against human rights violators -- Time for hope, or time for despair? |
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Use copy Restrictions unspecified MiAaHDL |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
| Processing Action |
digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve MiAaHDL |
| Summary |
Human Rights between Idealism and Realism presents human rights in action, focusing on their effectiveness as legal tools designed to benefit human beings. By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this volume provides a multidimensional overview of human rights. After examining briefly the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms the basis of their legitimacy. In particular, he covers the concept of universality and the widely used model that classifies human rights into clusters of different 'gen. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Human rights.
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Human rights. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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| Subject |
Human rights. |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Tomuschat, Christian. Human rights. 2nd ed. Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008 9780199232741 (DLC) 2008017166 (OCoLC)225846892 |
| ISBN |
9780191552649 (electronic book) |
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019155264X (electronic book) |
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9780199232741 |
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0199232741 |
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9780199232758 |
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019923275X |
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