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............................................................................................................................DescriptionHuman rights now occupy a key place in international law and international relations. Well over 100 States have accepted the United Nations Covenants of 1966; regional systems of human rights are in operation in Europe, Africa and Latin America; and organisations such as the ILO and UNESCO have their own instruments and procedures. Human rights in the world explains what the current guarantees of human rights are and how they work.Substantially rewritten and updated to take into account the ending of the Cold War, this new edition includes such issues as the War Crimes Tribunal for Former Yugoslavia, the Convention on the Rights of the Child and the role of the UN Commissioner for Human Rights. Authoritative, comprehensive and up-to-date, the book is an invaluable source of reference for students, scholars and practitioners.............................................................................................................................Contents1 - International concern with human rights• The idea of international human rights• Different cultures and their approach to human rights• The first international measures for the protection of human rights2 - The United Nations and human rights I: the International Covenant onCivil and Political Rights• The Charter• The Universal Declaration• The International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights• Individual communications: the Optional Protocol3 - The United Nations and human rights II: other instruments and procedures• Standard setting• The Resolution 1503 procedure• Investigation of particular countries• Investigation of particular issues• Monitoring treaty compliance• The Commissioner for Human Rights• Appraisal4 - Human rights in Europe I: the European Convention on Human Rights• The origin and history of the Convention• The rights guaranteed• The system of international control• The application of the Convention• The Convention and the future5 - Human rights in Europe II: other instruments and procedures• The promotional activities of the Council of Europe• The European Convention for the Prevention of Torture• The European Social Charter• The Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe• Conspectus6 - The American Convention on Human Rights• The origin and history of the Convention• The rights protected• The system of international control• The work of the Court• Other regional developments7 - Regional co-operation on human rights elsewhere• Introduction• The Permanent Arab Commission on Human Rights• The African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights• Regionalism and universalism8 - Economic, social and cultural rights• The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights• Economic and social rights: the ILO• Cultural rights: UNESCO• Some other proposals: 'new human rights'9 - Humanitarian law• The legal foundations• The Geneva Protocols• Human rights and humanitarian law• Recent developments10 - International human rights law today and tomorrow• The growth of human rights law• The reality of human rights law• The politics of human rights• The theory of human rights ConclusionIndex............................................................................................................................Author DetailsA.H. Robertson, B.C.L., S.J.D., former Professeur Associe, University of Paris I, former Simon Visiting Professor at the University of Manchester, former Director of Human Rights, Council of EuropeJ.G. Merrills, B.C.L., M.A., Professor of Public International Law at the University of Sheffield............................................................................................................................
