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BL
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965614
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b719984
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Clapham, Andrew.
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| Title & Author
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Human rights : : a very short introduction /\ Andrew Clapham.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2007.
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| Series Statement
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Very short introductions ;; 163
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| Page. NO
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1 online resource (193 pages) :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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0191548278
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: 0191776866
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: 1281148849
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: 143561724X
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: 6611148841
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: 9780191548277
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: 9780191776861
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: 9781281148841
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: 9781435617247
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: 9786611148843
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0199205523
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9780199205523
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 164-181) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| 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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Human rights.
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Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
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Droits de l'homme.
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Grundrechte.
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Histoire.
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Human rights.
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Human rights.
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Mänskliga rättigheter.
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Menschenrecht
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POLITICAL SCIENCE-- Political Freedom Security-- Human Rights.
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| Dewey Classification
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341.48
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| LC Classification
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JC571.C596 2007eb
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| NLM classification
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CC 7400rvk
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D082clc
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PR 2213rvk
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