Steiner, Henry J.

International human rights in context : law, politics, morals : text and materials / Henry J. Steiner, Philip Alston, Ryan Goodman. - Third edition. - xxxix, 1492 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introductory Notions and Background To International Human Rights Movement -- Human rights concepts and discourse -- Background to and Postwar Creation of the Human Rights Movement -- Normative Foundation of International Human Rights -- Civil and political rights -- Economic and social rights -- National security, terrorism, and derogations of human rights -- Rights, Duties and Universalism -- Rights or duties as primary organizing concepts -- Conflicts in culture, tradition and practices -- International Human Rights Institutions -- International institutions and challenges to notions of sovereignty -- The UN human rights system -- Treaty organs: the ICCPR human rights committee -- Regional arrangements -- States As Protectors and Enforcers of Human Rights -- Vertical interpretation: human rights treaties within states' legal and political orders -- Horizontal interpretation: transnational influence and enforcement of human rights -- Current Topics -- Massive human rights tragedies: prosecutions and truth commissions -- Autonomy regimes -- Non-state actors and human rights -- Human rights and development, finance and trade. Part A. 1. 2. Part B. 3. 4. 5. Part C. 6. 7. Part D. 8. 9. 10. 11. Part E. 12. 13. Part F. 14. 15. 16. 17.

019927942X 9780199279425

2007031907


Human rights.
Human rights--Moral and ethical aspects

K3240 / .S74 2008

341.48