International Human Rights

International Human Rights is the definitive work on the subject area providing its reader with a comprehensive analysis of this wide and diverse subject area. A successor to the widely acclaimed International Human Rights in Context, this book is written by Philip Alston and Ryan Goodman who are both world-leading human rights scholars. They have chosen a wide selection of materials from primary and secondary materials to demonstrate and illuminate key themes and carefully guide the reader through each extract with thoughtful and lucid commentary. The most stimulating book that I know of in the field of human rights. Georges Abi-Saab, Graduate Institute of International Studies, Geneva ...it is clearly and accessibly written and provides an excellent balance between commentary and analysis. The Student Law Journal ... imaginative and stimulating materials with thought-provoking commentary... a wonderful teaching tool, as well as a valuable starting point for research. Hilary Charlesworth, Australian National UniversityPART A INTRODUCTORY NOTIONS AND BACKGROUND TO INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS REGIME ; PART B NORMATIVE FOUNDATION OF INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ; PART C RIGHTS, DUTIES AND DILEMMAS OF UNIVERSALISM ; PART D INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS ; PART E STATES AS PROTECTORS AND ENFORCERS OF HUMAN RIGHTS ; PART F CURRENT TOPICS