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Human rights : between idealism and realism
- Title
- Human rights : between idealism and realism / Christian Tomuschat.
- Author
- Tomuschat, Christian.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2003.
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- Additional Authors
- Academy of European Law (Florence, Italy)
- Description
- xlvi, 333 pages; 24 cm.
- Summary
- By combining conceptual analysis with an emphasis on procedures and mechanisms of implementation, this text provides an overview of human rights. After briefly examining the history of human rights, the author analyses the intellectual framework that forms the basis of their legitimacy.
- Series Statement
- The collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/1
- Uniform Title
- Collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; v. 13/1.
- Subject
- United Nations
- United Nations
- UN
- European Union
- ICJ
- Human rights
- Human Rights
- Droits de l'homme
- Droit international
- Histoire
- Human rights
- Menschenrecht
- Mensenrechten
- Internationale samenwerking
- Direitos humanos
- Direitos humanos (história)
- HUMAN RIGHTS
- HUMAN RIGHTS ADVANCEMENT
- HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS
- HUMANITARIAN STANDARDS
- HISTORY
- INTERNATIONAL LAW
- INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- INTERNATIONAL INSTRUMENTS
- TREATIES
- Note
- Based on lectures at the Academy of European Law, June 2002.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. History of human rights -- 3. The different 'generations' of human rights: from human rights to good governance -- 4. Universality of human rights -- 5. Implementation at national level -- 6. The work of political bodies of international organizations -- 7. The work of expert bodies: examination of state reports -- 8. The work of expert bodies: complaint procedures and fact-finding -- 9. Supervision by international tribunals -- 10. Enforcement by states and the role of non-governmental organizations -- 11. Mitigating the effects of armed conflict: humanitarian law -- 12. Criminal prosecution of human rights violations -- 13. Civil suits against human rights violators -- 14. Time for hope, or time for despair?
- ISBN
- 0199268614
- 9780199268610
- 0199268622
- 9780199268627
- LCCN
- 2004271577
- 9780199268627
- OCLC
- ocm52485357
- 52485357
- SCSB-1324459
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library