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International human rights in context : law, politics, morals : text and materials / Henry J. Steiner, Philip Alston, Ryan Goodman.
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Title:International human rights in context : law, politics, morals : text and materials / Henry J. Steiner, Philip Alston, Ryan Goodman.
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Author/Creator:Steiner, Henry J.
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Other Contributors/Collections:Alston, Philip.
Goodman, Ryan.
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Published/Created:Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
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Call Number: K3240 .S74 2008 (LC)
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Number of Items:1
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Status:Available
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Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
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Call Number: K3240 .S74 2008 (LC)
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Number of Items:1
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Status:c.1 On loan - Due on 09-15-2024
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Location:KOERNER LIBRARY stacks (Floor 1)Where is this?
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Library of Congress Subjects:Human rights.
Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects.
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Edition:3rd ed.
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Description:xxxix, 1492 p. ; 25 cm.
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Notes:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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ISBN:9780199279425
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Contents:Pt. A. Introductory notions and background to international human rights movement
1. Human rights concepts and discourse
2. human rights movement : background and birth
Pt. B. Normative foundations of international human rights
3. Civil and political rights
4. Economic and social rights
5. National security, terrorism and limitations on human rights
Pt. C. Rights, duties and dilemmas of universalism
6. Rights or duties as organizing concepts
7. Conflict in culture, tradition and practices : challenges to universalism
Pt. D. International human rights organizations
8. Design and functions of international institutions, and issues of sovereignty
9. United Nations human rights system
10. Treaty bodies : the ICCPR Human Rights Committee
11. Regional arrangements
Pt. E. States as protectors and enforcers of human rights
12. Vertical interpenetration : international human rights law within states' legal and political orders
13. Horizontal interpenetration : transnational influence and enforcement of human rights
Pt. F. Current topics
14. Massive human rights tragedies : prosecutions and truth commissions
15. Non-state actors and human rights
16. Human rights, development and climate change.