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Overview
The standard work in its field, this updated and expanded edition presents an eminently practical "nuts-and-bolts" guide to international human rights law and practice. The contributors, all specialists in their areas of expertise, offer a panoramic yet meticulously detailed survey of the many techniques now available to protect human rights at global, regional, and national levels. Appendices include a bibliographic essay that serves as a mini-guide to contemporary human rights literature, in both print and on-line sources.
Published under the auspices of the Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute (PAIL).
Paperback version of this title is available for classroom adoption only at cost of $25.00/copy, 10 copy minimum.
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Synopsis
The standard work in its field, this updated and expanded edition presents an eminently practical "nuts-and-bolts" guide to international human rights law and practice. The contributors, all specialists in their areas of expertise, offer a panoramic yet meticulously detailed survey of the many techniques now available to protect human rights at global, regional, and national levels. Appendices include a bibliographic essay that serves as a mini-guide to contemporary human rights literature, in both print and on-line sources.
Published under the auspices of the Procedural Aspects of International Law Institute (PAIL).
Paperback version of this title is available for classroom adoption only at cost of $25.00/copy, 10 copy minimum.
Published under the Transnational Publishers imprint.
Booknews
Quotes from Kafka's and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights aptly launch this edition of a standard reference work in the human rights field compiled by Hannum (international law, Tufts U.). In 13 essays, divided into sections on preliminary considerations, international procedures for making human rights complaints within the UN system, regional systems for human rights' protection, and other techniques and forums for protecting rights, US and European contributors survey the latest methods and forums available for the protection of human rights at national, regionalism, and global levels. Appendixes include an extensive bibliographic essay, a model human rights complaint form, and resources on major rights organizations and instruments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)