عنوان

Human rights :

(Number (ISBN

0198706162

(Number (ISBN

9780198706168

Title Proper

Human rights :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

a very short introduction /

First Statement of Responsibility

Andrew Clapham.

Edition Statement

Second edition.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York, NY :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Oxford University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

2015.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xviii, 197 pages :

Other Physical Details

illustrations ;

Dimensions

18 cm

Series Title

Very short introductions ;

Volume Designation

163

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-178) and index.

Text of Note

Looking at rights -- Historical development and contemporary concerns -- Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations -- Torture -- Deprivations of life and liberty -- Balancing rights: free speech and privacy -- Food, education, health, housing and work -- Discrimination and equality -- The death penalty.

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Text of Note

Today it is usually not long before a problem gets expressed as a human rights issue. Indeed, human rights law continues to gain increasing attention internationally, and must move quickly in order to keep up with a social world that changes so rapidly. This book, in its second edition, brings the issue of human rights up to date, considering the current controversies surrounding the movement. Discussing torture and arbitrary detention in the context of counter terrorism, Andrew Clapham also considers new challenges to human rights in the context of privacy, equality and the right to health. Looking at the philosophical justification for rights, the historical origins of human rights and how they are formed in law, Clapham explains what our human rights actually are, what they might be, and where the human rights movement is heading.

Source for Acquisition/Subscription Address

Oxford Univ Pr, 2001 Evans rd, Cary, NC, USA, 27513

Human rights.

Human rights.

International law and human rights.

Respect for persons.

Number

Edition

Class number

Book number

Clapham, Andrew

Date of Transaction

20200822092227.0

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Electronic name

[Book]

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