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Human rights : a very short introduction /

by Clapham, Andrew.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookSeries: Publisher: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2007Description: 193 p. : ill. ; 18 cm.ISBN: 9780199205523 (pbk.); 0199205523 (pbk.).Subject(s): Human rights | Droits de l'homme (Droit international)
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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Lee Yan Fong Library

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JC571 C596 2007 (Browse shelf) Available 00018035
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 164-181) and index.

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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