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" Textbook on international human rights / "
Rhona K.M. Smith
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BL
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624616
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| Main Entry
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Smith, Rhona K. M.
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Textbook on international human rights /\ Rhona K.M. Smith
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| Edition Statement
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Sixth edition
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xxviii, 417 pages :: illustrations ;; 25 cm
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9780199672813
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: 0199672814
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Contents
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Introduction -- Historical background -- The United Nations -- The International Bill of Human Rights -- The United Nations : organizational structure -- Regional protection of human rights -- Europe -- The Organization of American States -- The African Union -- Monitoring, implementing, and enforcing human rights -- Substantive rights : general comments -- Equality and non-discrimination -- The right to life -- Freedom from torture : cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment or punishment -- The rights to liberty of person -- Equality before the law : the right to a fair trial -- The right to self-determination -- Freedom of expression -- The right to work -- The right to education and human rights education -- Minority rights -- Rights for specific categories of persons -- Looking to the future
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| Abstract
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Global in coverage, the sixth edition of Textbook on International Human Rights provides a concise, wide-ranging introduction for law students new to the subject. It considers historical factors, the work of the UN, regional systems, and a variety of substantive rights
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Human rights
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| Dewey Classification
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341.48
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K3240.S55 2014
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K3240.S55 2014
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