Mobilizing for human rights : international law in domestic politics /

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Author / Creator:Simmons, Beth A., 1958-
Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Description:xvi, 451 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7799644
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ISBN:9780521885102 (hardback)
0521885108 (hardback)
9780521712323 (pbk.)
0521712327 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Why international law? The development of the international human rights regime in the twentieth century
  • 3. Theories of commitment
  • 4. Theories of compliance
  • 5. Civil rights
  • 6. Equality for women: education, work, and reproductive rights
  • 7. Humane treatment: the prevalence and prevention of torture
  • 8. The protection of innocents: rights of the child
  • 9. Conclusions