Human rights : between idealism and realism /

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Author / Creator:Tomuschat, Christian.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2003.
Description:xlvi, 333 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
Series:The collected courses of the Academy of European Law ; vol. 13/1
Collected courses of the Academy of European Law vol. 13/1.
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5049173
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Other authors / contributors:Academy of European Law (Florence, Italy)
ISBN:0199268614
0199268622 (pbk.)
Notes:Based on lectures at the Academy of European Law, June 2002.
Includes index.
Table of Contents:
  • Table of Treaties and Other Relevant Instruments
  • 1. Table of Cases
  • 2. History of Human Rights
  • 3. The Different 'Generations' of Human Rights: From Human Rights to Good Governance
  • 4. Universality of Human Rights
  • 5. Implementation at National Level
  • 6. The Work of the Political Bodies of International Organizations
  • 7. The Work of Expert Bodies: Examination of State Reports
  • 8. The Work of Expert Bodies: Complaint Procedures and Fact-finding
  • 9. Supervision by International Tribunals
  • 10. Enforcement by States and the Role of Non-Governmental Organizations
  • 11. Mitigating the Effects of Armed Conflict: Humanitarian Law
  • 12. Criminal Prosecution of Human Rights Violations
  • 13. Civil Suits Against Human Rights Violators
  • 14. Time for Hope, or Time for Despair?