Human rights, state compliance, and social change : assessing national human rights institutions /

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Imprint:Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Description:xii, 351 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language:English
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8547313
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Other authors / contributors:Goodman, Ryan.
Pegram, Thomas Innes, 1980-
ISBN:9780521761758 (hardback)
0521761751 (hardback)
9780521150170 (pbk.)
0521150175 (pbk.)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary:"This book critically examines the significance of National Human Rights Institutions by collecting work from experts spanning international law, political science, sociology, and human rights practice"--

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