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_bSMI 2020
100 1 _aSmith, Rhona K. M.,
_eauthor.
245 1 0 _aTexts and materials on international human rights /
_cRhona Smith.
250 _a4th edition.
264 1 _aAbingdon, Oxon ;
_aNew York, NY :
_bRoutledge,
_c2020.
300 _apages cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 _aSources of International Human Rights -- Key concepts : universality, interdependence and categories of rights -- States and treaty obligations -- Human rights organizations and key institutions : United Nations and international entities -- Regional human rights organizations and key institutions -- Monitoring and enforcing human rights : extra-conventional mechanisms -- Implementing Human Rights Treaties : committees and courts -- Extending the duties to protect and respect human rights : non-state actors -- Protecting children -- Human rights defenders -- Indigenous peoples and their rights -- Detainees, prisoners and convicts -- The protection of refugees, stateless persons and internally displaced people -- Protecting and promoting the rights of women -- Emerging issues and challenges.
520 _a"Texts and Materials on International Human Rights offers a carefully tailored overview of the subject that covers sources and theories, institutions and structures, and substantive rights. The fourth edition is fully updated to include all key developments in the law, in particular issues around reform in the UN and the topical application of human rights around the world. This collection of materials offers a comprehensive overview of the institutional structures relevant to international human rights law, crucial to the understanding of how law works in this challenging area. Designed to guide students through the fundamental texts for this subject, the author's commentary contextualises each extract to explain its relevance, while highlighted further reading makes links to cutting edge academic commentary to provide next steps for student research. Offering a clear text design that distinguishes between materials and author commentary, and including reflective questions throughout to aid understanding, this book is ideal for students seeking to engage with the key issues in the study of International Human Rights"--
650 0 _aHuman rights.
650 0 _aCivil rights.
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_eFourth edition
_h3240
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