Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-181) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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Looking at rights -- The historical development of international human rights -- Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations -- The international crime of torture -- Legitimate restrictions on freedom -- Balancing rights: the issue of privacy -- Food, education, health, housing, and work -- Discrimination and equality -- The death penalty.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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Focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, and discrimination, this book will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind human rights.
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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.
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CRKN/MyiLibrary
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MIL
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114884
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Title
Human rights.
International Standard Book Number
0199205523
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Human rights.
Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
Droits de l'homme.
Grundrechte.
Histoire.
Human rights.
Human rights.
Mänskliga rättigheter.
Menschenrecht
POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom & Security-- Human Rights.