Title:
Human rights : a very short introduction / Andrew Clapham.
Author:
Clapham, Andrew.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007.
Call Number:
JC571 .C596 2007
Abstract:
Focusing on highly topical issues such as torture, arbitrary detention, privacy, and discrimination, this book will help readers to understand for themselves the controversies and complexities behind human rights.
ISBN:
9780199205523
Series:
Very short introductions
Very short introductions.
Physical Description:
193 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.
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Contents:
Looking at rights -- The historical development of international human rights -- Human rights foreign policy and the role of the United Nations -- The international crime of torture -- Legitimate restrictions on freedom -- Balancing rights: the issue of privacy - Food, education, health, housing, and work -- Discrimination and equality -- The death penalty.
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